*OBJECT OF THE WEEK-63* (02nd to 08th August, 2021) *KERING / KERANG* Waist cloth made of bark string वेबसाइट की लिंक / Website link - https://igrms.com/wordpress/?page_id=4068 Kerang, is an inseparable cultural entity of Gadaba and Parenga women. It is also a mark of origin of clothes among some tribals of Koraput and Malkangiri district of Odisha. It was compulsory for a woman to wear and to weave this skirt after achievement of her puberty. The fibre from Kerang (Calotropis gigantean), a deciduous shrub is used as a major element to weave Kerang. The cutting of shrub with the help of a small knife is done by the women. To make the fibre strong they bury the small branches under the stream or the mud for few days. It is then allowed to expose to the sunlight. The soft branches thus collected are beaten against a stone with a wooden mallet to obtain fibre. The fibre is beautifully coloured by the different vegetable and natural dyes. The dried fibres is then polished and rolled to prepare yarn and weaving is done on their small indigenous loom. Acc. No. –95.312 Local Name – KERING / KERANG , Waist cloth made of bark string Tribe/Community – Parenga Locality – Koraput, Odisha Measurement - Length - maximum 99 cm., Width – maximum 51 cm. Category – ‘A’ #kering #kerang #waistcloth #parenga #gadaba #koraput #odisha #pubertyrites #igrms #museumfromhome #objectoftheweek #ethnograhicobject #museumobject # https://www.instagram.com/p/CSDZpArhPQ4/?utm_medium=tumblr