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Tripuri women
wear a dress called Pachra, which reaches down just below the
knee. They weave in their loin-loom a small piece of cloth,
which they call 'Risha', and they wear this piece of cloth on
upper portion of their body. Garia and Lebang Boomani are the
two main dances of Tripuri tribes.. |
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After the Garia festival is over, the Tripuris have time to relax awaiting the monsoon. During this period, hordes of charming colorful insects called 'Lebang' visit hill slopes in search of seeds sown there. The annual visit of the insects encourages the tribal youths to indulge in merry-making. While the men-folk make a peculiar rhythmic sound with the help of two bamboo chips in their hand, the women folk run tottering the hill slopes to catch hold of these insects called 'Lebang'. The rhythm of the sound made by the bamboo chips attracts the insects from their hiding places and the women in-groups catch them. With the change of time jhuming on hill slopes is gradually diminishing, but the cultural life that developed centering round the jhum has deep roots in the society. It still exists in the state's hills and dales as a reminiscence of the life, which the tribals of today cherish in memory, and preserve as treasure. In both the dances Tripuris use the musical instruments like ‘Khamb’ made of Bamboo, Flute, Sarinda, Lebang made of bamboo and bamboo cymbal. Tripuri women generally put on indigenous ornaments like chain made of silver with coin, bangles made of silver, ear and nose rings made of bronze etc. They prefer flowers as ornaments |
