COLORFUL ATTIRE OF MISHING TRIBE

              One of the branches of the Assamese is the Mishing and there are some special characteristics in their   dresses. Among the  tribes of the  north-east, the Mishing secures second  position  in population  while the Bodos secures the fist. On the other hand, the Mishing  secure the highest position in making colourful attires.   The Mishing tribes is expert in weaving for which the colourful dresses made by them possess a special position in Assamese culture. The  dresses carry traditional significance of the teibe like the other tribes of Assam  

           The traditional attires of the Mishing ladies are as follows:     

1.Yakne  Age-Gasar (BlockMekhela Sadar);

2.Ribi Gaseng (Sadar ),

3. Gero (Pathali Kapur)

4.Segrog                 etc.

         It may be pointed out   that  that the block  and green are the most favourite colours    of the Missings , who have a specific culture of preparing colours from plants .    

       The traditional dresses of the Gent are :

1.      Gonro Ugon ( Dhuti),

2.      Mibi golug (shirt),

3.      Dumer (gamocha)  etc.

        The Mishings are easy-going, simple living and they are fond of festivals.  Their main festival is Ali-Aye-Ligang.  The young boys and girls perform Gumrag (meaningful  dancing and singing ) by visiting every home of the village. The girls wear black Agey, Ribi Gaseng and Gero. The Ali – Aye-Ligang festival falls on the first Wednesday in the month of Fagun (between January and February) every year.       The Ribi Gaseng and Gero are worn by the ladies at the time of their child birth. The some are also worn at the rituals and marriages.

         The  Assamese culture  has been proceeding towards  the modern age by crossing different levels as it is said that culture is like a river Definitely, the change come to the culture of the Mishings of the north-east also. Due to economical crisis and availability of the clothes of the mills in the market, the Mishings are also going to wear modern fashionable clothes instead of traditional attires.

                                                     Courtesy:-Param Sankar Dutta    

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