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Ms. Dil Maya Gurung, Asanee weaver, 63
  • Manage No PI00006804
    Country Bhutan
    Year 2022-04-23
    ICH Domain Traditional craft skills
Description Asanee is a wool mat made from sheep wool in its natural colour. The wool is either black or white in colour. The name has come into existence from the honorific term of Lhotshampa (Southern Bhutanese) dialect Asaan, Garaan, Garnus which means please sit down. Therefore, Asaan is a respectful term for sit and nee is a mat for sitting and Asanee is a sitting mat. The patterns are made depending on the availability of the colour of the wool. The most common pattern of the element is white background with black checks and at times the white background is bigger than the black checks. It is determined by the demand of the customers and the availability of the wool. It is rectangular in shape and used as cushion covers for diwan and sofas as well as sitting mat.
Photographer Kunzang Wangmo
Place Gurung community in Lower Tsendagang in Tsendagang gewog (blcok), Dagana Dzongkhag (district). File Size 7.67KB
Definition 96dpi File Format JPEG
Copyright Kunzang Wangmo Copyright
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Information source
National Library and Archives of Bhutan
https://www.library.gov.bt/archive/

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