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बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Zigab Dirung/Durung (जिगाब दिरुं/दुरुं) is a type of rope. It is prepared by spiralling straws from the Maihung or from a pile of straws.Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
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. Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Flora and Fauna, Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
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.Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
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. Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Flora and Fauna, Dress and Ornaments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Eri (Endi or Errandi) is produced by the eri silkworm Philosomia ricini. Eri silk is staple fibre, strong, have high durability and elasticity.Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Flora and Fauna, Traditional PracticesSummary
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.Digital Heritage
Community
DimasaCategory
People, Literature, Oral TraditionsSummary
Nokhadao naikhaning dainma phaigongne = dishepbaDigital Heritage
Community
DimasaCategory
People, Literature, Oral TraditionsSummary
Raja ni goda; Ningbo diphuya, angbo diphuya = jibuDigital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Literature, Scholarly WorksSummary
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. Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
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.Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Traditional PracticesSummary
Paddy straw is traditionally stored to feed cattle.Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Haikhongsi is an agricultural tool made from the branch of Ouwa Burkha or branch of a tree.