A week ago, I had written about the Assam-Manipur Month celebration in Milpitas, California. I enjoyed the exhibition put up by the Assamese individuals of Northern California. There was a Manipur half to the exhibition which I don't describe here. The items were assembled with a lot of thought and presented with love and grace.
Here is a partial list of the items presented. I have been informed that the items will be taken down next weekend. It would be wonderful to have a place in North America where there is a permanent display of items such as these. I apologize in advance for any omissions that are unintentional. >From the list below, you can imagine the amount of time that went into preparing the exhibition: 1. A relief Map of NE India showing the terrains with important places. Also shown the capital towns, each state�s area with population. The map was created locally. 2. Posters of all the National Parks in Assam & Manipur. The posters include name, total area, pictures & detail descriptions of the flora & fauna of each park. The posters were all designed and created locally. 3. Examples of Assamese art and craft; textile samples; framed posters and photographs of Assamese musical instruments and jewellery. The photographing and framing were mostly done locally. 4. Miniature models of cane & bamboo furniture, bell metal works, decorated japi, dancing Bihu doll, bamboo-placing mats, utility stuff made of iron. Many of the items were built from scratch. 5. Man & woman's silk & mugaa dresses, colorful shawls, floral gamosaas. 6. A model of a village hut showing 'dhe~kixaal' with ' pithaaguri & 'siraa'; daily used materials such as 'taamoolpaanor botaa, 'saaloni', 'gaamosaa', 'murhaa', 'paati', 'baa~hor jeuraa' with 'naangalaa'. The description & usage of each item are shown in an accompanying board. Most items were created from local materials. 7. A large poster of Assam in collage form with the heading "Paradise Unexplored". The poster was designed and created locally. 8. Detailed and colored posters of Bihu gatherings, Tea Gardens, Monuments, Temples, Sculptures, Manuscripts (xaa~si paator puthi). 9. Beautiful large charcoal sketches of renowned personalities of Assam. These were wonderful. The sketching was done from tiny photographs by an artist in Northern California. 10. An audio visual show on a big screen TV showing the places of tourist attraction including details of Majuli, the biggest river island of the world. 11. Two female mannequins; one is of Assamese Bride & the other with the traditional �muga� dress. The mannequins were rented. 12. Another collage showing all the dances of Assam; of course, xotriyaa is in the forefront. Also shown are Naamghar, xoraai, xaa~si paator puthi. 13. Photographs of several historical monuments of Assam. 14. Photographs of several pages of xaa~chipaator puthi. Jugal Kalita Colorado Springs, Colorado _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
