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Meitei – Thumsung - Shang (Traditional Salt Making Process)

  • Keywords :Traditional Salt Making Process
  • Issue Date :2012
  • Publisher :Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal
  • Description :The traditional technique of evaporating salt in Manipur is deeply endorsed with culturally assigned norms and social values. It is prepared in the form of a circular plate with five different sizes according to the nature of their uses. This traditional salt cake is locally known as Meitei Thumpak is used not only for domestic consumption but also for social ceremonies and rituals. Meitei believe that the site of salt spring is guarded by a goddess – Thum Lairembi who is the giver of these natural resources. Meitei salt is traditionally prepared by women under a shed called Thumsung-shang. The shed is traditionally designed with three sided wall and a longitudinal hearth (Leirang) with multiple holes for convenient use of evaporating salt. By collecting salt water from the site in a wooden reservoir (Thum Ukrong) it is evaporated on the pan and shaped like plates from the crystal powder. Shaping is executed at the rear holes of the longitudinal hearth by using traditional tool called Chilel (a brass made device).
  • Source :Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal
  • Type :Exhibitions
  • Received From :Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
DC Field Value
dc.coverage.spatial Manipur
dc.date.accessioned 2019-08-02T11:51:53Z
dc.date.available 2019-08-02T11:51:53Z
dc.description The traditional technique of evaporating salt in Manipur is deeply endorsed with culturally assigned norms and social values. It is prepared in the form of a circular plate with five different sizes according to the nature of their uses. This traditional salt cake is locally known as Meitei Thumpak is used not only for domestic consumption but also for social ceremonies and rituals. Meitei believe that the site of salt spring is guarded by a goddess – Thum Lairembi who is the giver of these natural resources. Meitei salt is traditionally prepared by women under a shed called Thumsung-shang. The shed is traditionally designed with three sided wall and a longitudinal hearth (Leirang) with multiple holes for convenient use of evaporating salt. By collecting salt water from the site in a wooden reservoir (Thum Ukrong) it is evaporated on the pan and shaped like plates from the crystal powder. Shaping is executed at the rear holes of the longitudinal hearth by using traditional tool called Chilel (a brass made device).
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.source Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal
dc.format.mimetype image/jpeg
dc.identifier.uri http://igrmsrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/74
dc.publisher Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal
dc.subject Traditional Salt Making Process
dc.type Exhibitions
dc.identifier.other EXHIBIT NO. 01
dc.format.medium image

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