Kapula - the vanishing traditional footwearPosted by: Admin Pragya |
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The traditional footwear of Lahaul & Spiti is the ‘Kapula’. Made from shoots of plants and animal skin or ‘pakpa’, Kapula was used round the year, particularly during the winters, where the temperatures can plummet to -20 degrees Celsius. The Lahaulis usually prefer kapula made of goat skin rather than sheep’s skin because the former is more durable and suited to the weather of the region. People used to wear jurab (traditional socks) made from pattu and bakza (pure wool) to cover their feet and the kapula was worn over that. |
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* By: Subhro Ganguly - Jharkhand, India
Posted on: 20-April-2013, 15:23 pm |
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These ethnic wears can make quite a style statement! | |
* By: Shivani Dixit - Raipur, India
Posted on: 07-Jan-2013, 15:10 pm |
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Will be appreciated in urban markets. The design looks simple, some what like nagra shoes! What do you say! | |
* By: Tsering Angmo - Ladakh, India
Posted on: 01-Dec-2012, 12:46 pm |
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We have shoes made from animal skin that keep us warm in winter. They are not as colourful. Now everyone buy shoes from market. We do not make them any more. | |
* By: Ankita Hazarika - Assam, India
Posted on: 12-Nov-2012, 12:33 pm |
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The straw shoes of Lahaul. Good to learn about them in detail. You get to see them only rarely. Some old people still wear them. The colourful socks are more popular and are still worn and sold in the markets. | |
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