Bodo

Last changed on Thu, 01/01/1970 - 00:00
khada.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
खादा (Khada) is a type of bamboo basket. The bamboo stick is knotted to form the basket. The use of Khada is to carry rice grains, serials etc.
sandri.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
People, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Sandri is a circular bamboo sieve. It is made from bamboo, the bamboo is sliced into thin slides and weaved, the use of Sandri is mainly used for separating the husk and the small broken rice from the rice grain.
mar hwnai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Starching is the process where yarn/thread produced is wound on a spool to make a wrap. In order to make the thread stronger it is boiled with rice or flour and water. The yarn or wrap is taken out from the water and dried up in the sun.
thaokhri lunai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Flora and Fauna, Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
The most important appliance used for spinning eri cocoons is the drop spindle (Thaokhri/takuri). It is a simple device made of bamboo; a cylindrical stick tapering towards one end, and a disc-like structure is embedded towards the other end.
si swngnai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Warping is an important step in the manufacture of clothes. Warping in local term is called si swngnai and the villagers followed the simple stick warping method.
indi emphou1.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Flora and Fauna, Food, Traditional Practices
Summary
Eri silkworm (Samia ricini) is a multivoltine and polyphagous in nature feeding on a number of host plants. Castor is the primary food plant while other include Kesseru, Topioca/Cassava, Payam, Papaya etc.
erii.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Flora and Fauna, Dress and Ornaments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Eri (Endi or Errandi) is produced by the eri silkworm Philosomia ricini. Eri silk is staple fibre, strong, have high durability and elasticity.
jathrasi image.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Flora and Fauna, Traditional Practices
Summary
Jathrasi is a small erect branch shrub. It is a native of China and also distributed in India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. The Bodo people use it in various religious performances.
beu gongse boro gami.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Literature, Scholarly Works
Summary
'Beo Gongse Boro Gami Dongmwn' is a social novel in Bodo written by Tiren Boro, Rowta Chariali, Udalguri and published by N.L. Publications, A.R.B. Road Panbazar, Guwahati
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Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Literature, Scholarly Works
Summary
'Jujaini Or' is an anthology of novel in Bodo, written by Chittaranjan Mushahary and published by N.L. Publications, Kokrajhar