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By Pu Timothy Z. Zote

 

Sl. No.

Name

Description

1.

Ngotlawng

(Women’s lower garment)

2.

Hmar-puon

(Both men and women’s lower garment)

3.

Thangsuopuon

(Garment special shawl)

4.

Mithipuon

(Women’s shawl for funeral)

5.

Ngoteker

(Both men and women’s lower garment)

6.

Puonlaisen

(Women’s most decorated shawl)

7.

Hmar-am

(Women’s skirt or kitt) originally belong to the Hmar tribe

8.

Thangsuopuonbat

(Small shawl worn by warriors)

9.

Fensen

(Women’s waist-cloth)

10.

Fenngo

(Women’s waist-cloth used as petticoat)

11.

Dawnpuon

(Men’s lower garment)

12.

Thlanlampuon

(Women’s lower garment for funeral)

13.

Arasi-puon

(Both men and women’s wearing cloth)

14.

Rukrak-puon

(Brave hunters’ shawl)

15.

Tawllo-puon

(Brave men’s shawl)

16.

Muthlakawi

(Both men and women)

17.

Puonlaisente

(Small shawl for young girls)

18.

Puonri

(Big blanket for married women)

19.

Puonropui

(Women’s ornamented shawl)

20.

Lukawm-var

(White turban for men and women)

21.

Puondum

(Man’s and Women’s cloth for wrapping dead body)

22.

Naupuonpuk

(Baby carrier clothes)


Hmar women are known for their weaving skills. They dye their homespun yarns into different colours and weave exquisite clothes for the whole family. Man and women wear different kind of clothes.

Following are the common dresses/shawls of the Hmar tribe.

Hmar Am is finely woven cloth for the aristocratic womenfolk

Tawn Lo Puon is a breast cloth never to be touched by a man.

Tharlaikawn is a body wrapper with coloured strips on the back for the women.

Ngo tlong is a white wrapper for women.

Thangsuo Puon is for the great hunters and heroes who have earned the title ‘Thangsuo” for valour.

Rukrak Puon is a long wrapper for village aristocrats.

Hmar Puon is a common cloth with black and white strips.

Daraki is a dhoti for the malefolk.

Paihar is a chaddar for men.

Lukawm is a soft cloth for man’s headgear.

Puondum is a chaddar for menfolk.

Puon Kernei is the finely woven breast wrapper for the village maidens.

Arasi Puon:

Thlanlam Puon is worn by women and young ladies on mourning day.

Puonlaisen:

Ngotekher:
(Last update on Feb 8, 2009. Inpui welcomes more information on each of the cloth/shawls and photos for this section)

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