Handwoven Blue Assam Silk/Kesa Pat Mekhela Chadar

Mekhela Chador

Material- Assam Local Mulberry silk or Kesapaat.

Motif - Golden gunah

Washable-Yes.

Contains- Piece Mekhela, Piece Chador, Piece Blouse

Note- Mekhela chador is the traditional Assamese dress, worn by women of all ages.

There are two main pieces of cloth that are draped around the body.

The bottom portion, draped from the waist downwards is called the is in the form of a very wide cylinder that is folded into pleats to fit around the waist and tucked in.

The top portion of the two-piece dress, called the chador, is a long length of cloth that has one end tucked into the upper portion of the mekhela and the rest draped over and around the rest of the ;A fitted blouse is worn underneath the top half of the body.