Santhak
"Since remote past, in the tribal societies of Manipur, womenfolk have been weaving cloths needed only for their own use in loin looms"
"From early times, the tribal folk used natural colorants that were extracted from the leaves and plants found in the locality to make vegetable dye. Black is the dominant colour in their textiles but red and yellow colours are not ignored.
"Mutua Bahadur's book on "Tribal hand woven fabrics of Manipur"
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