About Dimasa Traditional Ornaments | Jewelry & Ornaments Name with Images

 

Dimasa traditional ornaments and dresses

The Dimasa people are a gay and colorful tribe. Among the tribes of Northeast Dimasa kachari being a colorful tribe, have a great interest to adore with beautiful jewelry along with their colorful traditional dresses. The Dimasa traditional ornaments are made like the color pattern of their traditional dress like Rajamphain Rmai Beren. Often, Dimasa Jewelleries/Ornaments varied made of gemstones such as coral, coins, microbeads, and metal. The Dimasa male use only two types of ornaments namely Yaocher & Kharik and Dimasa females uses different types of ornaments such as Jongsama, Rangbarsha, Rmailik, Chandrawal, etc.

Contents

• Dimasa male ornaments
• Dimasa female ornaments
• Conclusion

Dimasa male ornaments names are:

Nowadays, except for rings, The Dimasa man does not wear any ornaments. In the past, of course, they put on silver earrings called Kharik and silver iron called Yaocher.

Yaocher (alternative spelling includes Yaoser), Yao means hand and Cher means iron, altogether its means Yaocher. It is worn by Dimasa men on his hand like a bangle.

Kharik is an earring worn by Dimasa men. It is made from copper.

Dimasa female ornaments names are:

The Dimasa female is very fond of ornaments. Among the important ornaments, they are use necklaces, made of silver pieces and costly seashells, in the past earrings (Khamaothai) are made of gold but nowadays Khamaothai is made of micro-beads in different colors and designs, necklaces made of silver, necklaces made of silver coins (Rangbarsha), pure silver bangle (Khadu), and necklaces made of different kinds with micro-beads.

Jongsama

Jongsama in different colors and designs:

Jongsama different colors

Jongsama is a traditional necklace worn by Dimasa girls and women. It is made of micro-beads the color pattern of Dimasa traditional dress, Rajamphain Rmai Beren.

Chandrwal Renshi

Chandrawal Renbri

Chandrawal or Chandrahaar is made flower-shaped with silver worn by women. The Chandrawal are divided into two designs namely Chandrawal Renshi(made of three rows) and Chandrawal Renbri(made of four rows).

Rangbarsha

Rangbarsha is a Dimasa traditional necklace worn by girls and women. It is made from silver coins.

Rmailik

Rmailik is made of colorful micro-beads worn by Dimasa girls and women. It is the combination of two words Rmai and Lik. “Rmai” means the colorful stripes of orange, yellow, green, black, blue, and white used in the upper garment like Rijamphain Rmai Beren, and "Lik" means beaded necklace.

Shukhep

The traditional headgear is called Shukhep in the Dimasa language (Grao-Dima). It is a colorful headgear made with bamboo sticks worn by Dimasa women.

Khamaothai

A beautiful Dimasa girl adorns with Khamaothai and Rangbarsha

Khamaothai is an earring that is a necklace worn by girls and women.

Khadu (Bangle)

Khadu is a bangle or circlet worn by women. Khadu is made from pure silver.

Phowal

Phowal is a garland worn by both Dimasa men and women. It is made of coral and pure silver beads. Red-colored and metal beads become alternatives due to lack of coral and costly.

Conclusion

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