Traditional Cloth Production Techniques in Assam

Abstract

From the very ancient period, it has been witnessed that Assam has producing different types of cloths by their own styles and Assamese women are showing their skills as great weavers.Textile craft is an integral part of cultural and social life of Assam.The artists associated with textile craft i.e. the wavers contributing their efforts to continue this tradition. In this paper, we will discuss about Assam’s traditional textilecrafts,production of different textile crafts,the instrument and tools associated with textile crafts etc. in detail. Along with this we will also include Globalization and different textile crafts formed by the influence of globalization in the present time.