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Risa covers the chest part and the rikutu covers whole of upper half of the body. In the yesteryears these garments were used to be woven by the ladies by home spun thread made from the cotton, but nowadays the threads are bought from the market and the risa is not worn, instead blouse is worn by most of Tripuri women because of convenience.
The patterns of the rignai are so distinct that the clan of a Tripuri woman can be identified by the pattern of her rignai. However, there is intermingling of the rignai: Clans wear the rignai of other clans freely and new designs are being woven. The rikutu is plain cloth of a different colour and shade than the other items of clothing.
It is, however, different in pattern and design. The clothing for the lower half of the body is called rignai in Tripuri and for the upper half of the body, the clothing has two parts, the risa and rikutu. Isree (Qeen) Monmohini Devi in Traditional Risa. The risa covers the chest area and the rikutu covers the whole of the upper half of the body.
A pattern of rignai. Picture by Pankaj Debbarma Another beautiful pattern of rignai. Picture by Pankaj Debbarma. Rignai is a traditional wrap-around dress worn by Tripuri womenfolk, predominantly in the state of Tripura. [1] [2] It is worn by wrapping it around the waist. It is worn with Risa which is a piece of cloth wrapped around the bust ...
Tripura Risa Textile or Risa Textile is a traditional handwoven cloth from Tripura, India, recently granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. [1] [2] Description
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