Author: moikikorim

Khobai is fishing equipment which is used to store fish while fishing. The pitcher shaped container is made of bamboo, and sometime cane is also used to tie the knots. In the neck of the Khobai, a jute rope or cane wire is connected which is used to tie on the waist of the fishermen to keep the catches during the fishing operations. This is a common fishing implement used by many communities in Assam.

Khobai is fishing equipment which is used to store fish while fishing. The pitcher shaped container is made of bamboo, and sometime cane is also used to tie the knots. In the neck of the Khobai, a jute rope or cane wire is connected which is used to tie on the waist of the fishermen to keep the catches during the fishing operations. The tapering shape in the neck portion of the object prevents the caught fish coming out. This is a common fishing implement used by many communities in Assam.

This basket is rectangular in shape. The lip or rim of the basket is covered with a bamboo strip which is woven by another strip. Several bamboo strips are woven to give a semi-sphere perforated bamboo basket. These are used for various purposes such as carrying and storing rice straw etc.

This earthen short-necked pitcher is round in shape, seamless base with a narrow opening. It is used for carrying and storing water and rice beer. These serve both domestic and ritualistic purposes. It can also be used for storing rice or paddy, seeds etc.

It is a medium size short-necked globular vessel. The rim is slightly carved to outer lip. It has a good number of perforations at the base. This vessel is especially used for preparing the distilled rice beer, the fermented alcoholic beverage. There are three vessels used to make distilled rice beer and this vessel is kept in the middle part from which one spout or pipe is connected to another container in which distilled rice beer is stored.

A comb is a tool having a shaft which holds a row of teeth placed at a perpendicular angle to the shaft for pulling through the hair to clean, untangle, or style it. This is a comb made of some thin sticks of bamboo arranged and tied with jute threats. It has a long handle of bamboo stick for easy holding and grip.

Ual or Ural is a grinding tool used by the Bodo people. To prepare this object, a circular core is carved out from a tree trunk and by trimming its outer belly. A cylindrical tool is used for pounding or ramming the substance to be grounded. The Bodos usually use the Ual or Ural for grinding rice, besides spices, medicine, herbs etc. It is a traditional house chore of the people of Bodo community.

It is a kind of bamboo ladle used by the Bodo community. It has a long handle with a circular bowl attached to its end with an elongated hole above the base of the bowl. It is used for the purpose of serving rice beer.

Zonga is a kind of earthen pot which is used by the Bodo people in preparing rice beer. It is conventionally bigger in size compared to normal earthen pots. The earthen pot is grey and little reddish in colour, with small designs around the neck. It is normally prepared by hand instead of using wheel. The fermented rice is stored in the Zonga for a period of 4-10 days for the beer to seep out. It is one of the oldest ways of preparing rice beer prevalent among the ethnic communities.

Dumchu is a kind of big wooden vessel used by the Bodo community for storing rice beer. It is a circular shaped deep bowl curved in a single piece of wood.