Rabha Handloom

Unique weaving from the Rabha community

Description

The Rabha people, a minority ethnic community, inhabit regions across Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, and Coochbehar districts in West Bengal. The rich weaving heritage of the Rabha community has been passed down through generations. They engage in weaving both for personal use and for selling their products within their local villages and markets. The raw materials, including threads, are sourced from Alipurduar, Assam, and Coochbehar.

Process

  • The artists purchase colorured and basic threads from local markets.
  • Clean the threads with rice starch and fixer for enhancing the quality and durability of the threads’ colour.
  • Keep the wet threads in sunlight for drying.
  • Then they roll the threads of warp in a bobbin 
  • Then dramming the warp outside their houses
  • Then they set the warp in the loom according to the design 
  • Then they roll the threads of weft in a bobbin 
  • Then they start weaving to set the loom properly. After having a proper idea about the loom setting they start weaving.
  • They make motifs by using their hand which is called extra weft. 

Product

Traditional Description:

The artists make their traditional dress: Kemlet and Kambang which is the main product that they make. They also make Gamchas for their use.

Contemporary Description:

Some of the leading artists also diversified products like handbags, and jackets.

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Top Artists

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Anjana Rabha

NA

Call : 7319402850

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Anita Rabha

NA

Call : 9021849764

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Bijay Rabha

NA

Call : 9475812726

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Dipali Rava

NA

Call : 7864803980

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Haridas Rava

NA

Call : 7864803980

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Jyotsna Rava

NA

Call : 9002486238

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Jayanti Rabha

NA

Call : 7864803980

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Kakali Rabha

NA

Call : 6295687259

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Kanika Rava

NA

Call : 7864803980

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Manoj Rava

NA

Call : 7864803980

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Pinki Rava

NA

Call : 9330712961

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Pramila Rabha(New)

NA

Call : 7864803980

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Rubesh Rava

NA

Call : 8918992638

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Rahul Rava

NA

Call : 7864803980

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Ranjita Rava

NA

Call : 8170921704

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Ratna Rava

NA

Call : 7679475559

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Santana Rava

NA

Call : 9749915043

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Sabitri Rava

NA

Call : 8617453126

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

ALIPURDUAR

COOCH BEHAR

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Yuthika Rabha

NA

Call : 9932778413

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

JALPAIGURI

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Activity

Under the aegis of the project, a total of 29 artists have been trained in Alipurduar on multiple aspects. They have been trained on new motifs and modern designs, how to develop product costing and create a range of diversified products having high market value. Training business strategy, communication, digital and financial skills have also been given to the Rabha weavers to improve their entrepreneurial strategizing capacities, financial planning, market performance and usage of the digital medium to attract socio-economic benefits for themselves.