Niwar (cotton tape)

Niwar ( newar, Niwar, nivar) is a kind of coarse cotton tape useful in forming the charpai' web. The charpai frame was lined with the Niwar to weave a web on which the bedding was made. Niwar was one of the products of the handloom industry that includes many tapes and strings. These products were partly manufactured in jails of the Punjab region during the 19th century. [1][2][3][4][5] Presently Niwar is produced by machines and by using synthetic materials also. [6]The modern Niwar is useful in many furniture items of wood and metal such as folding beds.[7]

The Niwar is traded with a unique HS code.[8]

See also

Charpai

References
  1. Baden-Powell, Baden Henry (1872). Hand-book of the Manufactures & Arts of the Punjab: With a Combined Glossary & Index of Vernacular Trades & Technical Terms ... Forming Vol. Ii to the "Hand-book of the Economic Products of the Punjab" Prepared Under the Orders of Government. Punjab printing Company. p. 12.
  2. Tandon, Prakash (1968). Punjabi Century, 1857-1947. University of California Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-520-01253-0.
  3. Jamart, Susan Corinne (1978). Charpai: Indian Cot Filling, a Visual and Technical Documentation. University of California, Berkeley.
  4. Ibn Batuta, 1304-1377. (2003). The travels of Ibn Battutah. Mackintosh-Smith, Tim, 1961- (Paperback ed.). London. ISBN 0-330-41879-3. OCLC 308750311.
  5. Directory of Pakistan Exporters. Export Information and Advisory Centre, Export Promotion Bureau, Government of Pakistan. 1975. p. 217.
  6. "Niwar Tape in Uttar pradesh - Manufacturers and Suppliers India". www.exportersindia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  7. "Export Data and Price of NIWAR | Zauba". www.zauba.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  8. "Niwar HS Codes | HS Code of Niwar Import Export Classification". www.seair.co.in. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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