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Lepcha man wearing a dumpra.

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 and rattan hats are worn.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. A Grammar of Lepcha{{#if:Plaisier|, Plaisier}. Brill(2007). ISBN 978-90-04-15525-1
  2. Family, marriage, and social change on the Indian fringe{{#if:Dubey|, Dubey}. Cosmo(1980)
  3. Himalayan Lepchas{{#if:Thakur|, Thakur}. Archives Publishers, Distributors(1988)
  4. Present Buddhist tribals and vihāras in West Bengal{{#if:Patra|, Patra}. Sarkar & Co(1991)

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