Photograph — Handloom weaving in progress (representative photograph). Source image unavailable; caption preserved.
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Handloom Textiles · Arunachal Pradesh — Ziro valley
Apatani Textile
A brightly banded handwoven textile of the Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh's Ziro valley, used for shawls and wraps and central to Apatani cultural identity.
GI status: GI-registered (Arunachal tribal textile cluster), 2020s
Shelf life: Indefinite
Women-led sector
| Category | Handloom Textiles |
|---|---|
| Region | Arunachal Pradesh — Ziro valley |
| GI status | GI-registered (Arunachal tribal textile cluster), 2020s |
| Typical shelf life | Indefinite |
| Women's role in production | Woven exclusively by Apatani women on the traditional loin-loom in the Ziro valley — as with most Arunachal tribal weaving, men do not traditionally weave. |
Why this fits a low-wastage SHG model: A finished, non-perishable textile good produced by one of Arunachal Pradesh's most distinctively women-led weaving traditions.
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