gamosa
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thumb|350px|A Gamusa made from Assam silk|Pat silk with intricate designs.
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thumb|350px|A Gamusa made from Assam silk|Pat silk with intricate designs.
The Gamosa of Assam is an article of significance for the people of Assam, India. It is generally a white rectangular piece of cloth with primarily a red border on three sides and red woven motifs on the fourth (in addition to red, other colors are also used). Although cotton yarn is the most common material for making/weaving gamosas, there are special occasion ones made from Pat silk.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “gamosa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.