WARP & WEFT: TEXTILE TRADITION OF THE BODOS

THE BOOK PRESENTS AN ACCOUNT OF THE UNIQUE TEXTILE TRADITIONS OF ONE OF THE MAJOR TRIBES OF THE STATE OF ASSAM, THE BODOS. THE CHANGING TREND OF BODO DRESSES AND THEIR DESIGNS HAVE ALSO BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE BOOK. THE BEAUTIFUL TRADITIONAL DRESS DESIGNS OF THE BODOS INDEED HAVE THE INFLUENCE OF MODERNIZATION WHICH RESULTED IN CHANGES OF MOTIFS, COLOUR AND PATTERN . THESE ASPECTS HAVE BEEN WELL ILLUSTRATED IN THE BOOK. THE BOOK ALSO EXAMINES THE PRESENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND THE PROSPECTS OF MODERNIZED BODO TEXTILES. THE BOOK PRESENTS A NEW APPROACH FOR THE STUDY OF TEXTILES WHICH COULD BE OF INTEREST TO RESEARCH WORKERS AND POLICY MAKERS.