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Flora and Fauna, Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
'Indi Phitwb'- the eri cocoon are open-mouthed, as the silk filament is not wrapped as in mulberry, muga and tassar. Hence, the eri cocoons cannot be reeled but spun like cotton. The shape, size and color of the endi cocoon vary on the host plant leaves.
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बर' BodoCategory
Flora and Fauna, Traditional PracticesSummary
Indi emphou is one of the traditional foodstuffs consumed by Bodos. The Bodos rear Indi emphou (Silkworm) in order to produce thread from them.