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Shital pati cool mat weaving

Also known as শীতল পাটি

Shital pati cool mat weaving: photograph by Faizul Latif Chowdhury
Photo: Faizul Latif Chowdhury, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Split murta cane into fine strips, dye some, and weave over-and-under to build a geometric pattern mat that is cool to sit on.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Bangladesh.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of South Asia.

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