Madur/Golden Grass Mat Weaving of West Bengal

Madur is the most popular of the mats made in West Bengal. It is woven mainly by the weavers of the mahishya caste in the southern parts of the district of Midnapore which covers the whole coastal area of West Bengal west of the river Ganga. The madur mat is woven on a simple bamboo frame-loom. The warp is cotton thread and the weft is a thin soft reed called madur kathi, which is cultivated in the Sabong, Ramnagar, Kholaberia, Sadirhat, and Narayan Chak in Midnapore district.