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KHAMPLAI
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Khamplai is a low height simple traditional wooden tool which is used by Dimasa people in their day to day life.
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Khailim is a traditional bamboo storage used by Dimasa to store clothes.
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices, Oral Traditions
Summary
It is a traditional bamboo storage basket for storing all the necessary things. It is used by Dimasa community in ancient times.
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices, Oral Traditions
Summary
It is a traditional bamboo storage basket for storing all the necessary things.
Ha-ni Chula (Mud Stove) in Sheorartal village
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments
Summary
The traditional mud stove with three raised lumps where pots can rest is used for preparing food.
Community
Dimasa
Category
Songs, Tools and Instruments, Oral Traditions
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
The bamboo basket weaving is very old old traditions among Dimasa tribe . The basket is mainly used for storing something or for decoration in house .
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Tools and Instruments
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Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments
Summary
This is a picture of the red vermillion casket “sindur kho” used specially by the Dimasa royal queen during marriage.
Baukha.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
A bamboo made carrier tool.
si danai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
People, Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
The Bodo weavers used throw shuttle and fly shuttle looms. The shuttle makhu is thrown across the shed by the hand. The loom is fitted to a vertical post made of bamboo or wood and it is fixed to the ground.
indi phitwb1.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Flora and Fauna, Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
'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.