• Source: Shital Pati

Sitalpati (Bengali: শীতল পাটি, Sylheti: ꠀꠖꠤ), also called sital pati, sittal pati and adi (in Sylhet Region), is a kind of mat which feels cold by nature. It is made from murta plants (Schumannianthus dichotomus). It is usually used in Bangladesh (and to a lesser extent, India's West Bengal). Mats with decorative designs are called nakshi pati.
Sitalpati are made from cane or from murta plants, known in different places as mostak, patipata, patibet and paitara. The murta plant grows around water bodies in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Barisal, Tangail, Comilla, Noakhali, Feni and Chittagong. Nakshi pati made of murta plants is available only in Sylhet and Noakhali districts of Bangladesh. In India, Sitalpati is made in the northern Cooch Behar district of the state of West Bengal. Among the areas of Cooch Behar where Sitalpatis are woven, Sagareswar, Ghugumari and Pashnadanga are important centres.




Recognition


UNESCO has recognised the Traditional Art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet and included it in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.




See also


Nakshi kantha, decorative quilts made from cloth




References






External links


Shital pati of Assam
Shital pati in Bangladesh

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Suhani Si Ek Ladki
• Shital Pati
• Pati
• Culture of Bangladesh
• UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists
• Sitalpati
• Schumannianthus dichotomus
• Ramganj Upazila
• Tourism in Bangladesh
• Schumannianthus
• Noakhali District