Gamusa

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Gamusa is a traditional Assamese cotton handwoven cloth, typically white with red borders and motifs, used in Assam, India, as a symbol of respect, cultural identity, and everyday utility.

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Label Occurrences
Gamusa canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural symbol ⓘ
handwoven textile ⓘ
traditional Assamese cloth ⓘ
associatedWith Assamese festivals ⓘ
Assamese folk culture ⓘ
Namghar (Assamese prayer hall) ⓘ
linked to: Namghars of Assam
borderColor red ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalRecognition symbol of Assamese unity ⓘ
culturalStatus emblem of Assamese pride ⓘ
ethnicGroup Assamese people ⓘ
function everyday utility cloth ⓘ
marker of Assamese identity ⓘ
genderUsage used by men ⓘ
used by women ⓘ
hasMotifs traditional Assamese motifs ⓘ
hasMotifsColor red ⓘ
languageName Assamese ⓘ
material cotton ⓘ
originRegion Brahmaputra Valley ⓘ
presentedTo artists ⓘ
dignitaries ⓘ
elders ⓘ
guests ⓘ
primaryColor white ⓘ
producer Assamese weavers ⓘ
production woven on traditional looms ⓘ
scriptUsedForName Assamese script ⓘ
symbolizes Assamese cultural identity ⓘ
honour ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
respect ⓘ
typicalShape rectangular ⓘ
typicalWeaveColorCombination white and red ⓘ
usedAs ceremonial cloth ⓘ
headgear ⓘ
scarf ⓘ
shawl ⓘ
towel ⓘ
usedInRegion Assam ⓘ
usedOnOccasion Bihu festival ⓘ
linked to: Bihu

cultural functions in Assam ⓘ
religious ceremonies in Assam ⓘ
weavingTechnique handwoven ⓘ
wornAround neck ⓘ
shoulders ⓘ
wornOn head ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gamosa → alsoSpelledAs → Gamusa ⓘ