Namda- Traditional craft of Kashmir

Namda- Traditional craft of Kashmir

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I- Art & Culture

In News:

• Achievements of Arifa Jaan from Jammu and Kashmir- who revived the traditional Namda craft of carpet weaving- were shared on Social media by PM Modi under #SheInspiresUs.
• Namda is a form of matting. 
• They are made from wool by practice of felting the wool rather than weaving it. The Felted carpets are predominantly made of pure wool
• Namda is usually a sandwich of many layers of wool flattened over each other. After a layer is spread, it is sprinkled homogenously with water and pressed with a tool known as ‘pinjra’(woven willow wicker)
• It is said to have originated in the 11th century when Akbar ordered for asuitable coverage for his horse who was affected by biting cold

Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 9th March 2020

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