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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.
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.
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.
BL1
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Literature, Scholarly Works
Summary
Bodo: A Precedence of the Vedic Civilization is a scholarly work by Dr. Binay Kumar Brahma. It seeks to find out the affinities of the Bodos to the Indo-Aryan speaking people of India from linguistic, historical and socio-cultural point of view.
swrkhik.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Swrkhi is a spinning tool made of bamboo. It is used for winding threads and to hold sorted threads before setting the loom for weaving. It is used in Boro traditional weaving practices.
maihung.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
Paddy straw is traditionally stored to feed cattle.
haikhongsi.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Haikhongsi is an agricultural tool made from the branch of Ouwa Burkha or branch of a tree.
Jou maonai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
People, Food, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Jou maonai or brewing rice beer is a common traditional practice since time immemorial. Jou is one of the traditional drinks of the Bodo people. It is served in different festivals and occasions to entertain the people.
Roina.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Roina is a hand made agricultural tool used since time immemorial. It is made of wood and has a long bamboo handle in it.
IMG-6301.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food
Summary
Onla (Bodo word) is one of the bodo cuisines made from rice flour, khardwi (alkali) and species. Onla can sometimes be made by just adding chicken, pork or fish without adding any herbs or vegetables.