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2. Kadi. — Thick, coarse and strong ; manufactured in considerable quantify 



in the valley of Noakot, as well as in the great valley and throughout the 

 hills : is much worn by the cultivators of all tribes, Parbattiahs, and Newitrs. 

 Comes to mirket generally in pieces of 6§ yards long, 16 or 18 inches 

 broad, and averages at Kathmandu 12 annas to one rupee per piece. Wears 

 long and well ; like the above, is sold unbleached. 



3. Purabi Chint. — Is an imitation of Indian Chintz, manufactured at Dunkutuah 



and other places in the eastern hills, generally coloured, black and red, 

 in a small striped pattern ; coarse and heavy . Is much worn by the poorer 

 Parbattiahs, and Newars (women). Comes to Kathmaodu in pieces of five 

 yards long, and less than two feet broad, and may be generally bought for 

 14 annas or one rupee per piece. 



4. Mtimi Chint. — Also manufactured at Dunkutuah and to the eastward ; is 



very like the above ; worn by the Parbattiah and Newar women, made into 

 chulis (boddice) and saris. A piece of six yards long and 18 inches broad, 

 costs in Kathmandu about one rupee. 



5. Bandrasi Chint. — Manufactured at Bhatgaon in the valley, and named from 



its being an imitation of the Indian Chintzes ; is of different colours and 

 patterns, not so coarse and heavy as the other kinds, but thin and flimsy. 

 Is used as lining for jackets, and for women's dresses. A piece six yards 

 long and half a yard broad, costs in Kathmandu about one rupee or up 

 to 1-8-0. 



6. Kalu Chint. — Manufactured chiefly in the hills west of Kathmandu ; is coarse, 



heavy, very rudely dyed and printed, but the broadest of the Nipalese fa- 

 brics. A piece eight yards long by 2| feet wide, costs about one rupee 

 eight annas. 



7. Durkeah Chint. — Manufactured principally at Pokra and Butwal ; very coarse 



and heavy, but has a better width than the Chintzes of the valley : used for 

 jacket linings, and women's dresses ; six yards long and two feet broad ; 

 costs iu Kathmandu about one rupee eight annas. 



8. Buteddr Chint. — From its spotted pattern it takes its name ; is a favorite one 



of the Bhatgaon Chintzes. A piece of 5f yards long and half a yard wide, 

 costs about one rupee eight annas. 



9. Hara Chint. — Comes almost exclusively from the small valley of Bunapa, 



20 miles east of Kathmandu ; coarse and hard like the rest. 



10. Purabi Kadi. — Manufactured in the eastern hills, is broader, and some- 

 what finer than the Noakote article (No. 2.) ; a good deal of this article 

 is exported from Nepal to Bhote. A piece of 14 yards long and 2f feet 

 wide, costs at present in Kathmandu three rupees. 



11. Kassa. — Nipalese imitation of the Indian mulmul or common gauze, a 

 wretched manufacture. Is made in large quantities at Bhatgaon, and gene- 

 rally by the Newars throughout the valley. Is used for making turbans ; 

 a piece of eight yards long and six inches wide is sufficient for a pagi i,. and 

 costs generally four annas. Worn by the poorer Parbattiahs, and some 

 Newars, for the Asiatic turban is not general among this latter race, a 

 small conical skull cap being the most common head-dress among them. 



12. Bhangdra. — A very coarse and strong sackcloth or canvas, manufactured 

 from the inner bark of trees, by the people of the hills, and much used iu 



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