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'''Bhulia''' is an Indian Hindu caste originally from western [[Odisha]] but presently found throughout Odisha . | |||
'''Bhulia''' is an Indian Hindu caste originally from western [[Odisha]] but presently found throughout Odisha | |||
The Bhulia have a high position with the weaver caste. They have no sub castes. They are a weaver caste known primarily for their [[tie-dye]] fabrics (known as ''sambalpuri'').<ref name=Ghosh>{{cite book|page=150|title=Indian Textiles: Past and Present|first1=G. K.|last1=Ghosh|first2=Shukla|last2=Ghosh|publisher=APH Publishing|year=1995|isbn=9788170247067}}</ref> Bhulia caste members all use the surname Meher, and are therefore sometimes also referred to as the '''Meher Tanti''' (''tanti'' being a generic term for all weaver castes).<ref name=Ghosh/> | The Bhulia have a high position with the weaver caste system. They have no sub castes. They are a weaver caste known primarily for their [[tie-dye]] fabrics (known as ''sambalpuri'').<ref name=Ghosh>{{cite book|page=150|title=Indian Textiles: Past and Present|first1=G. K.|last1=Ghosh|first2=Shukla|last2=Ghosh|publisher=APH Publishing|year=1995|isbn=9788170247067}}</ref> | ||
Bhulia caste members all use the surname Meher, and are therefore sometimes also referred to as the '''Meher Tanti''' (''tanti'' being a generic term for all weaver castes).<ref name="Ghosh" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WuY7AQAAIAAJ&q=Kapata+cloth+bhulia+weavers|title=Geographical Review of India|date=1953|publisher=Geographical Society of India|pages=28|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oo1RAQAAIAAJ&q=Kapata+cloth+bhulia+weavers|title=Man in India|date=1953|publisher=A. K. Bose|pages=285|language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Kapta == | |||
Kapata also called "Khan", was a cotton [[Piece goods|piece good]] produced in various dimensions. Bhulia [[Weaving|weavers]] were used to weave this cloth. It was a handwoven native cloth primarily used for female clothes such as blouses.<ref name=":0" /><ref>"The Bhulias weave Kapata ( female cloths ) of varying sizes as follows :1 . À Kapata of 24 yards long and yards ... 4 r , 39 5 . , „ „ 5 , „ 42 or 43 inches wide The women of this area do not generally use cloth of 5 yard length . But those of Brahmin ..." | |||
Page 282, 285, 286 | |||
https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Man_in_India/Oo1RAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Kapata+cloth&dq=Kapata+cloth&printsec=frontcover</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/fairchildsdictio0000unse|title=Fairchild's dictionary of textiles|date=1959|publisher=New York, Fairchild Publications|others=Internet Archive|pages=297}}</ref> | |||
In [[Kannada]] language "Kapata is an article of cloth".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kittel|first=Rev F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xR7kDwAAQBAJ&q=Kapata+cloth&pg=PA362|title=Kannada-English Dictionary. Rev. Kittel|date=1894-01-01|publisher=RG Kannada e-Publisher|pages=362|language=kn}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:16, 1 June 2021
Bhulia is an Indian Hindu caste originally from western Odisha but presently found throughout Odisha .
The Bhulia have a high position with the weaver caste system. They have no sub castes. They are a weaver caste known primarily for their tie-dye fabrics (known as sambalpuri).[1]
Bhulia caste members all use the surname Meher, and are therefore sometimes also referred to as the Meher Tanti (tanti being a generic term for all weaver castes).[1][2][3]
Kapta[edit | edit source]
Kapata also called "Khan", was a cotton piece good produced in various dimensions. Bhulia weavers were used to weave this cloth. It was a handwoven native cloth primarily used for female clothes such as blouses.[2][4][5]
In Kannada language "Kapata is an article of cloth".[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ghosh, G. K.; Ghosh, Shukla (1995). Indian Textiles: Past and Present. APH Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 9788170247067.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographical Review of India. Geographical Society of India. 1953. p. 28.
- ↑ Man in India. A. K. Bose. 1953. p. 285.
- ↑ "The Bhulias weave Kapata ( female cloths ) of varying sizes as follows :1 . À Kapata of 24 yards long and yards ... 4 r , 39 5 . , „ „ 5 , „ 42 or 43 inches wide The women of this area do not generally use cloth of 5 yard length . But those of Brahmin ..." Page 282, 285, 286 https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Man_in_India/Oo1RAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Kapata+cloth&dq=Kapata+cloth&printsec=frontcover
- ↑ Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. Internet Archive. New York, Fairchild Publications. 1959. p. 297.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Kittel, Rev F. (1 January 1894). Kannada-English Dictionary. Rev. Kittel (in ಕನ್ನಡ). RG Kannada e-Publisher. p. 362.
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