Question

Answer all the questions given under caption.

Textiles in Sangam Age.

1. Mention the evidence of textile production in the Sangam Age.
2. What does literature refer to textiles in the Sangam Age?
3. What is mentioned by periplus about textiles with Sangam Age?
4. What were spindle whorls?

Answer 1

1. Evidence of spindle whorls and pieces of cloth have been found at Kodumanal.
2. Literature refers to clothes called Kalingam and other fine varieties of textiles.
3. Periplus also mentions the fine variety of textiles produced in the Tamil region.
4. Spindle whorls were used for making thread from cotton.