gamosa
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thumb|350px|A Gamusa made from Assam silk|Pat silk with intricate designs.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, gamosa is referenced by 282 other articles, and connects out to kaupinam, cotton and Assam.
It is catalogued under topics including Culture of Assam, Culture of India and Festivals in Assam.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- woven fabric
- Country of origin
- India
- Material used
- pat silk
- Location
- Assam
- Image
- Gamosa.jpg
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- Gamosa
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Origin of the name
- Usage
- Cultural significance
- See also
- Notes and references
- External links
thumb|350px|A Gamusa made from Assam silk|Pat silk with intricate designs.
The Gamosa of Assam is an article of significance for the people of Assam, India. It is generally a white rectangular piece of cloth with primarily a red border on three sides and red woven motifs on the fourth (in addition to red, other colors are also used). Although cotton yarn is the most common material for making/weaving gamosas, there are special occasion ones made from Pat silk.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “gamosa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.