Strong Backs Magic Fingers | Traditions of Backstrap Weaving in Bangladesh

Authors: Manjulika Chakma, Niaz Zaman
First Edition: 2010
ISBN: 984-70110-0009-1
Page: 164
Size (Album size): 28.5cm x 22.22cm
Paper: 150 Gsm Matte Paper
Color: 4 color
Art Direction: Anisuzzaman Sohel

Strong Backs Magic Fingers provides an overview of backstrap weavers and weaving in Bangladesh. It includes accounts of weaving by ethnic minorities such as Bawm, Chak, Chakma, Khyang, Khumi, Lushai, Marma, Mro, Pangkhoa, Tanchangya and Tripura dwelling in the Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban regions of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The book is also an account of the weaving tradition of the Manipuri community who live in the northeast of Bangladesh. The volume is enriched with illustrations and provides an insight into the communities engaged in backstrap weaving and the painstaking process involved in it.