2. Describe the Dhaka silk in about 100 words
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Originating in China, silkworms have been cultivated for thousands of years to produce fine mulberry silk – the world’s most luxurious natural fibre. Legend has it that in 2640 BCE, Lei-tzu (the wife of Emperor Huang Di) was drinking her hot tea under the shade of a mulberry tree when a cocoon fell.
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verification.
A Dhakai is a type of sari (traditional cloth for women of South Asia) made with cotton. The name comes from the Dhaka city, capital of Bangladesh, where this type of sari is usually made.
History Edit
The unique hand technique of weaving was called jamdani in the old days, while the weave was called Dhakai. The sensitive weavers and artisans of this art form took inspirations for their weave designs from the life around them, from simple things such as a broken comb to things in the nature such as flora and fauna and traditional Bengali designs known as Alpana.[1]