Rignai

Rignai

Each of the clans of Tripuri has their own "rignai" pattern and design. The pattern of the "rignai"are so distinct that the clan of a Tripuri woman can be identified by the pattern of the rignai she wears. Nowadays there is inter-mingling of the 'rignai' and different clans are wearing 'rignai' of other clans freely and new designs are being woven differently. 'Rikutu' is a plain cloth of different colour and shade woven by the Tripuri ladies.

Different types of designs fashion that are woven in the rignai borok by the Tripuri women are as follows:

Anji

Banarosi

Chamthwibar

Jirabi

Khamjang

Khumbar

Kuaiphang

Kuaichu

Kuaichu bokobom

Kuaichu ulta

Malibar

Miyong

Muikhunchok

Monaisora

Muisili

Natupalia

Phantokbar

Sada

Salu

Similik yapai

Takhumtei

Temanlia

Thaimaikrang

Thaiphlokbar

Tokbakbar

Tokha

Toksa

Toiling

Toprengsakhitung

Rignaichamwthwi

Rignai mereng

Metereng trang

Rignai khamchwi

Kwsakwpra

Rignaibru

Rignaikosong

Kwsapra

Songkai

Sorbangi

and many more.
It is said that at the time of Subrai Raja, the most famous and legendary King of Tripura, through his 250 wives he had invented two hundred fifty designs of rignai. He married those woman whoever invented a new design. But all these design had lost in time and only few are retained till date. The effort to re-discover the lost designs is in process.

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