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| Title: | Traditional Lepcha craft Sumok-thyaktuk (Lepcha Hat) and its conservation in Dzongu Tribal Reserved Area (DTRA), Sikkim, India |
| Authors: | Lepcha, S R
Gurung, R
Arrawatia, M L |
| Keywords: | Sumok-thyaktuk
Lepcha
Dzongu
Chogyal |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int.Cl.8:A45C 3/00, B25H 3/00, A47B 43/00, A47B 81/00, B25H 3/04, A47 |
| Abstract: | The Sumok thyaktuk or Lepcha traditional hat is an oldest form of
craft, unique and exclusive to the Lepcha tribe living in the Dzongu Tribal
Reserve Area (DTRA) of Sikkim. The hat is intricately woven with the Ru
or cane
(Calamus acanthospathus), Po-young – local bamboo (Cephalostachyum capitatum). Each
part of the hat and its artistic design hold its own traditional meaning
and significance. The hat formed the headgear of the royal soldiers later on
Sikkim Guard during the regime of Chogyal dynasty in Sikkim. Wearing the head
gear in marriage ceremony, worships and other festivals is mandatory in the
tribe. With the advent of other modern day’s trendy outfits in the locality, these traditional head
gear is now facing serious threat and is actually in the verge of extinction.
Therefore, the present study is an attempt to study the detail work of art
and to document them systematically for the conservation of this dying art. |
| Page(s): | 537-541 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(3) [July 2012]
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