11-year-old Mirdalin Beypi winning the admiration with weaving skills

11-year-old Mirdalin Beypi of Koilamati Dhaniram Engti village is winning the admiration of locals for her weaving skills. She is also a very bright student, serving as an encouragement for all the youths of the hills districts of Karbi Anglong.

One of the most important marks of any tribe and culture is its traditional cloths and other apparel and the intricate designs and patterns of any tribes or community which contains meaning or mark any occasion are neatly woven into the fabric.

And it takes years of immense practice, hard work and dedication in creating these rich traditional apparels and Mirdalin Beypi is drawing admiration for skills despite being so young.

Mirdalin Beypi is a student of class 5 at Koilamati Presbyterian Mission School and has been doing great in her studies, securing 1st Division and distinction at her school exams every year.

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She started learning to weave since the age of 8 and have been showing great interest in the weaving of traditional clothes. She is being taught and guided by her grandmother Basapi Kropi, who equally deserves praise for passing down her weaving skills and knowledge.

Mirdalin told the media that she could make traditional Karbi bag called Jamborong, Karbi women’s clothing including Pini, Pekok, and Vamkok beginning from warping till the completion of the entire weaving works single-handedly on her own.

Her grandmother further told that it doesn’t take long for her granddaughter to pick up about creating traditional designs and patterns, colour mixing and could complete the cloths within a short span of time.

Meanwhile, her parents expressed their happiness over the weaving skills while continuing studies at the local school. Her father said that any help or guidance from the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council would be greatly appreciated and it would only help her contribute towards keeping the traditional identity of the Karbis alive and also, secure her life.

Courtesy: TDE/KAL

Photo Credits: Semson Engti, Koilamati.