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Subject: Variety of Tussar - Modal Fukhi. Tussar silk is a wide variety of silk extracted from silkworms feeding on local trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja. Tussar silk has a rich coarse texture and a natural deep gold color. Odisha is one of the major Indian states that produces silk. Modal fukhi is considered a lesser quality cocoon from which ghicha tussar is prepared. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Variety of Tussar - Modal. Tussar silk is a wide variety of silk extracted from silkworms feeding on local trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja. Tussar silk has a rich coarse texture and a natural deep gold color. Odisha is one of the major Indian states that produces silk. Modal cocoons are blackish gray and considered to be of better quality. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Variety of Tussar - Modal Fukhi. Tussar silk is a wide variety of silk extracted from silkworms feeding on local trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja. Tussar silk has a rich coarse texture and a natural deep gold color. Odisha is one of the major Indian states that produces silk. Modal fukhi is considered a lesser quality cocoon from which ghicha tussar is prepared. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Variety of Tussar - Bogei. Tussar silk is a wide variety of silk extracted from silkworms feeding on local trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja. Tussar silk has a rich coarse texture and a natural deep gold color. Odisha is one of the major Indian states that produces silk. Bogei is a cultivated tropical tussar cocoon variety. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Variety of Tussar - Bogei. Tussar silk is a wide variety of silk extracted from silkworms feeding on local trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja. Tussar silk has a rich coarse texture and a natural deep gold color. Odisha is one of the major Indian states that produces silk. Bogei is a cultivated tropical tussar cocoon variety. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Variety of Tussar - Jadei Guti. Tussar silk is a wide variety of silk extracted from silkworms feeding on local trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja. Tussar silk has a rich coarse texture and a natural deep gold color. Odisha is one of the major Indian states that produces silk. Jadei Guti is considered to be a good quality cocoon. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Variety of Tussar - Daba with peduncle. Tussar silk is a wide variety of silk extracted from silkworms feeding on local trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja. Tussar silk has a rich coarse texture and a natural deep gold color. Odisha is one of the major Indian states that produces silk. Tussar cocoons from Saja tree are called Daba. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Variety of Tussar - Daba without peduncle. Tussar silk is a wide variety of silk extracted from silkworms feeding on local trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja. Tussar silk has a rich coarse texture and a natural deep gold color. Odisha is one of the major Indian states that produces silk. Tussar cocoons from Saja tree are called Daba. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Eri Pierced Cocoons. Eri silk comes from the caterpillar of Samia ricini. The eri silkworm is a completely domesticated silkworm. Eri Cocoons are open mouthed since the moth leaves the cocoon as soon as it is ready to be spun. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Tussar Peduncle. Peduncle is the stem or the start of the cocoon making process particular to the Tussar silkworm. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Weft (Bal Ghicha) for Sari. Ghicha yarn is obtained from cocoons that do not get included in the routine process of reeling in of Tussar silk directly from the cocoon. It is obtained mostly from pierced, cut, flimsy, insect damaged and double cocoons. Ghicha yarn is generally used as blend material with pure silk sarees or Katia silk or pure cotton sarees. Warp and weft are the two basic components used in weaving to turn thread or yarn into fabric. The lengthwise or longitudinal warp yarns are held stationary in tension on a frame or loom while the transverse weft is drawn through and inserted over-and-under the warp. This weft yarn is prepared for weaving a sari. This object was procured from Sri Bishnu Weaver Co-operative Society Ltd.

Subject: Weft (Bal Ghicha) for Odhani. Ghicha yarn is obtained from cocoons that do not get included in the routine process of reeling in of Tussar silk directly from the cocoon. It is obtained mostly from pierced, cut, flimsy, insect damaged and double cocoons. Ghicha yarn is generally used as blend material with pure silk sarees or Katia silk or pure cotton sarees. Warp and weft are the two basic components used in weaving to turn thread or yarn into fabric. The lengthwise or longitudinal warp yarns are held stationary in tension on a frame or loom while the transverse weft is drawn through and inserted over-and-under the warp. This weft yarn is prepared for weaving an odhani. This object was procured from Sri Bishnu Weaver Co-operative Society Ltd.

Subject: Tussar Natei. Nata or natei is a conical frame used for winding yarn. Winding is a process where yarn is transferred to a more portable form (cone, spool, pirn). Yarn from a smaller package like bobbin or hank is transferred to a larger package of considerably longer length. This also helps in improving the quality of yarn by removing unnecessary small knots and dust particles. This object was procured from Nuapatna No 2 Weavers Cooperative Society Ltd.

Subject: Thigh Reeling Mud. This tool is used in thigh-reeling system that is an old and unhygienic system of reeling in which the person sits cross-legged, draws 5 to 6 filaments on their thigh from cocoons cooked by alkaline method, twist is imparted by the left hand with a little addition of ash powder, oil and starch. This object was procured from Sri Bishnu Weaver Co-operative Society Ltd.

Subject: Katia Kata Chakki. A kata chakki is a spindle that has a straight spike used for spinning and twisting fibers into yarn. It is weighted by a disc called a whorl and has a hook at the top to guide the yarn. This object was procured from Nuapatna No 2 Weavers Cooperative Society Ltd.

Subject: Mulberry Silk Yarn. Mulberry silk is made from the silkworms of the Bombyx mori moth. The silkworms that are born are fed an exclusive diet of mulberry leaves and raised in captivity under exacting conditions. The mulberry silk thread is rounder, finer, smoother, and a lighter more uniform color than silk harvested from the wild. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Mulberry Bivoltine Silk Hank Yarn. Mulberry silk is made from the silkworms of the Bombyx mori moth. The silkworms that are born are fed an exclusive diet of mulberry leaves and raised in captivity under exacting conditions. The mulberry silk thread is rounder, finer, smoother, and a lighter more uniform color than silk harvested from the wild. A hank is a coiled or wrapped unit of yarn and a hank of cotton or of the spun silk made from short lengths of waste silk is 840 yards (770 m) long. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Cotton Flower. Cotton flower is the soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plants. This object was procured from Jugal Kishore Meher.

Subject: Seed Cotton. Seed cotton is the raw cotton containing seed and lint that has been harvested from a field, but has not been ginned. This object was procured from Jugal Kishore Meher.

Subject: Mulberry BV Dry Cocoons. Mulberry silk is made from the silkworms of the Bombyx mori moth. The silkworms that are born are fed an exclusive diet of mulberry leaves and raised in captivity under exacting conditions. The mulberry silk thread is rounder, finer, smoother, and a lighter more uniform color than silk harvested from the wild. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Nistari XBi Mulberry Cocoons. Mulberry silk is made from the silkworms of the Bombyx mori moth. The silkworms that are born are fed an exclusive diet of mulberry leaves and are raised in captivity under exacting conditions. The mulberry silk thread is rounder, finer, smoother, and a lighter more uniform color than silk harvested from the wild. Nistari is a resistant variety of multivoltine mulberry silkworm which contributes to a great extent in the commercial production of cocoon. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Lint Cotton. Lint is the raw cotton after ginning that separates the cotton fiber from the seed. This object was procured from Jugal Kishore Meher.

Subject: Matka (Handi for Tussar Reeling). A matka (pot) is used in traditional reeling methods where the filaments of the cocoons are unwound and plied together on a mud pot. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.

Subject: Tussar Thigh Reel Yarn. This yarn is reeled from the thigh-reeling system that is an old and unhygienic system of reeling in which the person sits cross-legged, draws 5 to 6 filaments on their thigh from cocoons cooked by alkaline method, twist is imparted by the left hand with a little addition of ash powder, oil and starch. This object has been procured from Bhagamunda Tasar Rearers Cooperative Society (TRCS) Ltd.