Dumpra (also dumprá;
Lepcha for "male dress") is the traditional dress of
Lepcha men. It consists of a multicolored, hand-woven cloth pinned at one shoulder and held in place by a waistband called a ''gyatomu'', usually worn over a white shirt and trousers. With it, men wear a flat round cap called a ''thyáktuk'', with stiff black velvet sides and a multicolored top topped by a knot. Rarely, the traditional cone-shaped
bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...
and
rattan
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hats are worn.
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Lepcha people
The Lepcha (; also called Rongkup ( Lepcha: , ''Mútuncí Róngkup Rumkup'', "beloved children of the Róng and of God") and Rongpa ( Sikkimese: )) are among the indigenous peoples of the Indian state of Sikkim and Nepal, and number around 80,0 ...
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Dumdyam
Dumdyam, or dumdyám, (also ; Lepcha language, Lepcha for "female dress") is the traditional dress of Lepcha people, Lepcha women. It is an ankle-length garment, usually made of a single piece of smooth cotton or silk, and of a solid color. When it ...
References
Indian clothing
Nepalese clothing
Bhutanese clothing
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