Costumes of mizoram

1. Presentation of
HODF

2. CostumesofMizoram
The beautiful and serene Mizoram
situated on the northeast of India

3. The dresses worn by men & women of
Mizoram
• Lusei
• Puanchei
• Kawrchei
• Ngotekherh

4. Lusei
Man wear single
cloth about 7
feet long and 5
wide. coats are
ornamented on
the sleeves with
bands of red
and white of
various
patterns.

5. Lusei

6. The women’s dress-
• Puanchei :
• It is by far the
most colourful
costume and is used
by every Mizo lady .
• festivals such as `Chapchar
Kut` and `Pawl Kut..

7. A distinctive
blouse of
the ladies….
Kawrchei

8. Woman in
Ngotekherh

9. Textiles of Mizoram -
• Weaving ,is an internal part of the Mizo
culture and the women learn how to
weave at an early age. Puans in
numerous designs are produced by them
on traditional lion looms…

10. Fabric –mainly cotton,cotton silk

11. Colour
• They use mostly bright
colours with lines
like,red,white
blue,black,yellow etc.

12. Technique of production
• The loom consists of four large upright
bamboo poles, each with a notch and
tongue for carrying the front and the
back rods. The four poles about 130 cm
high are rectangular braced by small,
horizontally placed bamboo poles, two
each on the four sides.

13. Dyeing
• For dyeing the people of Mizoram, use blue
and yellow colours generally.
Blue -leaves of wild indigo
yellow-the roots of the
turmeric plant and boil
them with the thread
to be dyed .

14. Motifs & Patterns

15. Accessories- Head gear

16. Arnai-Lower garment
Biah -turban
Dawlrem Kawr -woman’s attire
Jainkup -scarf
Jainsem -women’s garment
Kawppui zikzial -embroidered hand woven cloth
Majetro -Shawl
Phanya -women’s upper garment
Puanbu -weaving material
Puandum -a kind of cloth
Pusnbu -weaving material
Puanhlap -cotton cloth for men
Puanpui -quilt/blanket

17. Thank you……..