A profile of Banaras silk sarees
| dc.contributor.advisor | Shailaja D.Naik | |
| dc.contributor.author | Amrita.Singh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-26T15:35:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-10-26T15:35:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study on ‘A profile of Banaras silk sarees’ was conducted during 2006- 08. In total 100 weavers were personally interviewed to collect information on historical background, prevailing weaving techniques, economic viability of various silk sarees and socio-economic status of weavers dwelling in Banaras city and three villages viz. Cholapur, Lohta, and Phulpur. Some where during 990 AD the brocades were woven on throw-shuttle pit looms with Jala and Naksha attachments. By 1930s elaborate and intricate designs were produced with Jacquard technique. Earlier, Hindus were the handloom weavers and then became traders after teaching brocade weaving to migrant Muslims. Thus, majority of the weavers are Muslims where this occupation is inherited. Most of them are wage weavers having joint family system with 4-6 members and belong to middle income group. The basic raw materials are silk and zari purchased from Bangalore, Malda, China or local dealers on credit. The variegated sarees weighed from 500g to 1500g beautified with animal, floral, geometrical, paisley, buttas and butis. The most popular sarees woven are Brocade, Chiffon Jamdani, Jamdani, Jangla, Kora cut work, Resham buti, Satin border, Satin embossed, Tanchoi and Tissue, whose cost ranged from Rs. 1700 to Rs. 3800/- depending on the intricacy. On an average 1-4 sarees were produced on each loom per month. Some of the problems faced by the weavers were power supply, hike in price, inferior quality, untimely supply and scarcity of raw material, transportation, marketing and low wages. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/82247 | |
| dc.publisher | UAS, Dharwad | en_US |
| dc.research.problem | A profile of Banaras silk sarees | en_US |
| dc.sub | Textile and Apparel Designing | en_US |
| dc.theme | A profile of Banaras silk sarees | en_US |
| dc.title | A profile of Banaras silk sarees | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |