Photograph of Lamkang traditional [knik rek]. These are wraps for women, and they come in various styles and colors.

Photograph of a Lamkang traditonal basket for keeping clothes known as [pluh] made of cane and bamboo. This piece is made by Thamshi Khular of Thamlakhuren Chandel district Manipur India.

Photograph of Lamkang traditional shawl known as [tkar buw kpool] in Lamkang. This shawl is woven by Tony Khular of Thamlakhuren village. This picture is taken as part of the Lamkang pictorial book project by Sumshot Khular.

Photograph of traditional Lamkang Shawl called [Tkar Ksen vori buw]. This shawl is woven by Tony Khular of Thamlakhuren. The picture is taken for the Lamkang pictorial book project by Sumshot Khular.

Photograph of short knik called [diphun] in Lamkang which is normally worn underneath the larger knik. This is also used in cultural dance both by men and women in the cultural dance performance.

Photograph of Lotus flowers blooming on the way to Imphal in Manipur.

Photograph of Lotus fruit known as Thamchet in Manipur sold on streets in Manipur. The tender leaf, flower and fruits of lotus as eaten as part of the cuisine. The leaves are used for wrapping vegetables like dry fish.

Photograph of mithun horn sildak arki in Lamkang home. Sildak a priced bison like wild animal. It is used for wedding feast, Totlang K'am a merit feast in Lamkang are impossible without the sacrifice and feast of sildak.

Photograph of Mithun [sildak] in Lamkang. Mithuns are a must in marriages,festivities and are considered sacred because mithun K' ktlaan is compulsory in Totlang K'kam rituals.This picture is captured by Tony Khular of the Mithun that was kept for Christmas feast in Thamkhuren.

Photograph of Lamkang traditional mortor to husk paddy known as [sum] in Lamkang. This sum is made by Thamshi Khular of Thamlakhuren village. Every family has one or two as they need to hust paddy for rice when they are no rice mills. They are also used for many other purposes to husk or pound other items like turmeric or fruits and nuts.

Photograph of a necklace called ardei in Lamkang. In the Lamkang customs these traditional ornaments are handed down from the grandmothers to mothers and to the daughters.

Photograph of Lamkang cultural pot stand known as [beel on] in Lamkang. This piece is made by Thamshi Khular of Thamlakhuren. It is made from Bamboo.

Photograph of Pomela [pserklin] in Lamkang or nobab in Meitei. Picture captured from Shekarnong Sankhil's garden in Thamlapokpi village, Chandel district, Manipur.

Photograph of Lamkang musical instrument known as Reelruh. This instrument is played when they reelruh dance is being performed.The dance and musical is one of its only kind that only the Lamkangs used and no other tribes uses this particular instrument. It is made of bamboo, gourd and tarnap a local glue made from tree sap. Beshot Tholung of Thamlapokpi is know to have made many of these instruments.

Photograph of a traditional basket called bur where dry meat are stored. Kept hanging above the fireplace or close to it in order to keep the meat dry and protected from mold. Lupak is a loan word for this basket.

Photograph of Lamkang traditonal seat called [longkhom] a wooden seat, made by Patlichao Leivon of Thamlakhuren village, Chandel district Manipur India.

Photograph of small baskets [plu suun] in Lamkang. This baskets are commonly used by the Marings, This is orginally a Maring crafts but Meiteis used them widely as Marings sold them in the market. Each crafts made in Maring villages goes to the market in the different markets in Manipur and now it is widely being used.

Photograph of Sumshot seen buying Thamchet in the wayside vendors on the way to Imphal.

Photograph of a root fruitlike vegetable known as Thanjing in Manipuri. Known for its delicacies in ironba a chutney in Maniprui dishes and cusines.

Photograph of the inner fruit of thamchet a lotus fruit. Known for its vitamins content. Doctors would prescribed people to eat for good eyesight and kidneys.

Photograph of the inner side of the thatch house and the use of climber for tying the house [Riihnu-doo-tboolna] in Lamkang. This house is of Kobeng Tholung of Lamkang Wangjangloon. We can see how the rope from climber is used to tie the bamboo to the thatch to keep them intact.

Photograph of the roof of a Lamkang house [inn thluun] in Lamkang. This house is of Motoi Tholung at Wangjangloon a picture captured by Tony Khular.

Photograph of the roof of a Lamkang house, interior [inn thuun] in Lamkang. The roof is made of thatch and the wooden poles are held together by cane to tie them to hold the thatch tightly to the poles to prevent from falling. This picture is taken by Tony Khular the house of Motoi Tholung of Lamkang Wangjangloon.

Photograph of youths playing volley during the 10 days Peace building theater workshop at Thamlapokpi village. Organized by Sumshot Khular with funding from Foundation for Social Transformation (FST) Guwahati, Assam. Two facilitators from PAJHRA, Tezpur, Assam, Nijula and Ekka participated as trainers in the program.