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18/09/2020

Hnam Chhantu Pawl is an NGO, which was formed 24 years ago, with an objective to bring about economic self sufficiency for rural and urban people of Mizoram. It gives more focus on handicrafts and handloom industries.

•Working in the field of handicraft and handloom, Hnam Chhantu Pawl gives more importance in preventing traditional crafts which are nearly extinct. So, much training in the field of traditional crafts was given to unemployed youth and housewives. And the organization did the searching for skilled artisans within Mizoram so that they can inherit their skills to the young Mizo.

•The organization was set up in 3rd March, 1994 at the residence of Pu R.Ramhmangaiha, ElectricVeng, Aizawl by six individuals who vowed to work for the upliftment of the Mizoram state. It was registered under the Societies Registration Act,1860 in the year 1995.

How to contact them:-
https://www.facebook.com/HnamChhantuPawl/

https://www.hnamchhantu.com/
(Courtesy: Hnam Chhantu Pawl)

15/09/2020

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Are you familiar with ‘cane chair’ or ‘cane furniture’? The answer must be “Yes.” However, have you heard anyone say ‘bamboo chair’ or ‘bamboo furniture’? Probably not or much less.

Cane and bamboo are completely different! Cane comes from ‘skein’, which is the shiny outer skin of the plant, a relative of palm tree, which is indigenous in South East Asian countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia, which was then imported into India. The use of cane furniture in India can be traced back to 2nd century.

The intrinsic quality of cane and bamboo makes them ideal for making furniture. They both are yet , yet , and yet . Because of the abundance and quick maturity of bamboos, they are becoming more popular for making household furniture and decoration.

The only drawback is its sensitivity to water. Anyhow, who would want to leave bamboo furniture in an open space?! Hence, ‘bamboo chair’ is now known by general people as ‘cane chair’, but we now know the hidden cause.

Here is the process of making bamboo/cane furniture:
1) Heating
2) Hand molded into various shapes making component parts 3) Attaching components using glue/screws to create frame
4) Wrapping joints with binding
5) Dying
6) Applying a coat of lacquer

[Info sources: https://www.culturalindia.net/indian-crafts/cane.html

http://www.formerglory.co.uk/cane-history.html ]
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02/09/2020

Scientifically speaking, is not a but . However, until 2017, the Indian Forest Act, 1927 considered it as a tree.

🎍Before the amendment of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, farmers in the bamboo-growing states, particularly the North East, had to face harassment quite often because they could neither cut it nor transport it.

🎍There was a long-pending demand to amend the obsolete law. Finally, in 2017, Lok Sabha amended the law and labelled bamboo as grass.

🎍Now there is no prohibition on growing or cutting bamboo trees even outside the forests.

[Source: www.indiatoday.in]

27/08/2020

or ( ) is a big funnel used for leaching . The watery part that comes out from the leaching funnel is called 'chingal' and is used as 'soda.'

[Info source: Traditional Uses, Economic Importance and Ecological Services of Meloccana baccifera Roxb. in Mizoram, India by H. Lalhruaitluanga & M. N. V. Prasad published in The Asian and Australasian Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology]
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27/08/2020

27/08/2020

is a made from .

🔸Unlike the other types of traditional Bamboo baskets we have, it has spaces or gaps between the weaves.

🔸It is used mainly for carrying firewood, fruits and vegetables from farms, for fetching water by Tui ûm, etc.

🔸Due to modernization, its use in everyday life is decreasing more and more, especially in the urban areas.

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26/08/2020

The were built using bamboo and wood as predominant raw materials, with M. baccifera making the largest contribution.

Because of its easy availability, workability and low cost, bamboo is employed for columns, purlins, rafters, trusses, as well as walling and roofing (Satter 1995).
[Info source: Traditional Uses, Economic Importance and Ecological Services of Meloccana baccifera Roxb. in Mizoram, India by H. Lalhruaitluanga & M. N. V. Prasad]
[Pic credit: www.mizoram.nic.in]

26/08/2020

is a very old of the . It is believed that the dance had already existed way back in the 1st Century A.D., while the Mizos were still somewhere in the Yunan Province of China, before their migration into the Chin Hills in the 13th Century A.D., and eventually to the present .

Some of the tribes living in South East Asia have similar dances in one form or the other with different names.

[Source: www.mizoram.nic.in]
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26/08/2020

Miniature Mizo traditional household items made from Bamboo.

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26/08/2020

Tui ûm is a tube used to fetch and store water by our Mizo in the past before our society underwent changes towards modernization.

Due to the fact that it is , and maintains the ideal water temperature, it served as a good water container.
[Pic credit: 1st pic - IVA Photography
2nd pic - The Lushai Hills: a story of the Lushai pioneer mission (1907), coloured by Mizo Art Gallery]
@ Aizwal, Mizoram, India

25/08/2020

Giant Bamboo/ Dragon Bamboo
(Dendrocalamus giganteus)
[Info source: Bamboos of Mizoram, Published by E & F Dept. Govt. of Mizoram, Aizawl)
[Pic credit: www.aseanrecords.world]

25/08/2020

is deeply embedded in culture.

Till today, almost every household have atleast one made from Bamboo🎍

Comment the items you have which are made from Bamboo🤗
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