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Sandri is a bamboo sieve used for separating smaller grains from larger ones and elimination of chaff and husks from the grains. It is usually operated by female worker.

Songrai is a daily used winnowing fan made of bamboo. Used to separate the chaff from the grain so that the grain can be cooked and eaten.

Don is a kind of small basket made of bamboo strips. It is specially used in ritual functions, marriage ceremonies and religious events of the Bodo community.

Gambari Khamplai is a wooden plate tool made from Gambari tree. In the Bodo wedding, the bride is made to stand on the Gambari Khamplai and mother or sister of the groom sprinkle holy water and wash her feet with holy water before entering groom’s house.

Hatha is a wooden container of rice and curry made during a Hathasuni/Hathaseni haba (traditional Bodo wedding), where the bride carries the rice and curry and serves a small portion to the groom and the villagers present at the wedding ceremony.

The (Snakehead Murrel) is commonly called as Nah-rem or Bula Nah, is common in freshwater plains where it migrates from rivers and lakes into flooded fields. It returns to the permanent water bodies in the dry season.

Chitala chitala is a knifefish from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan found in the Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges and Mahanadi River basins.

Found in fresh water. This fish has been used as food in Southeast Asia since ancient times.It is preserved and prepared in different ways. The bronze featherback can easily be kept in an aquarium.

Freshwater garfish is a species of needlefish found in freshwater and brackish habitats in South and Southeast Asia.

It is also found in marine water and can be found many kilometers inland in freshwater streams, up to 300 kilometres (190 mi) inland in Malawi.