Shopping Pleasures Manipur
specialises in handloom which is a Cottage industry in the
state and almost every household owns a loom, with women busy
in the creation of typically unique native designs. Famous
among them is the Moirangphee design, believed to have been
introduced by Princess Thoibi of Moirang. The Phanek or snake
design has red and black stripes and is symbolic of snakes.
Pick up an exotic shawl, tangkhul scarf, lashingphee blanket,
cushion cover, bedspread or ready made garment. Your choice of
handicrafts to decorate your home includes Krishna Radha dolls
in Raslila pose, Phirooks or decorative papier mache flower
vases, baskets, bamboo trays. Or just wear a bamboo hat and
walk away.
Since cane and
bamboo are abundantly available basketry has been a popular
occupation of the people of Manipur. Different shapes and
sizes with different designs are manufactured for domestic and
ritualistic.
Ideal places to buy such
handicrafts are Paona Bazar, where fixed price shops will
lessen your shopping worries, Manipur Handlooms Sales
Emporium, Handloom House and Tribal Emporium and Sangai
Handloom, near the Gandhi memorial.
symbolic of snakes.
Pick up an exotic shawl, tangkhul scarf, lashingphee blanket,
cushion cover, bedspread or ready made garment. Your choice of
handicrafts to decorate your home includes Krishna Radha dolls
in Raslila pose, Phirooks or decorative papier mache flower
vases, baskets, bamboo trays. Or just wear a bamboo hat and
walk away.
