Author: Directorate of Census Operations, Mizoram
Title: Mizoram: Survey Report in Bamboo and Cane Works. A Rural Craft
Description: Delhi, Controller of Publications, (1989). orig.wrappers. 27x21cm, (6), 50, 12 pp, Census of India - 1981.Series 31.Part X-D. Contains 12pp photoplates.Numerous textual tables.. 12pp photoplates. minor rubbing & soil, VG ¶ Printer's colophon published on rear cover reads: "PRG 10.81 (Mizoram) - 300 - 1989 (DSK II)". [ie: published in an edition of 300 copies]. An in- depth study of the bamboo & cane hats and basketry made by Mizo tribesman of Mizoran state,one of the eastern-most Indian states lying between Burma & Bangladesh. Details history of origin and development of the craft; craftsmen in their rural setting; process of learning; manufacturing process; marketing; craft & employment

Keywords: Traditional crafts, Basketry, Tribal crafts, Mizo people, Hill tribes, Northeast India, Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnography, Bamboo Cane