the ethnological notebooks of karl marx - Marxists Internet Archive

different colours; Chadors or sheet - a piece of American drill or longclothmeasuring about 9 feet in length; Peeratt or shirt, a coat newly introducedinto fashion of American drill or longcloth. Gamcha or napkin,a piece of cloth short in breadth and length. Kantha, quilt stuffed withrags.In 1st class (ryot) family, of 12 persons, 4 of whom may be left out of consideration,in consideration of the different persons wearing the same clothes, the valued. clothes = Rs i j or 16 ; in Ilclass of about 7 persons, wo ß persons may beleft out for same reason, average value of clothes = Rs 8 or 9 ; in I I Id classfamilies of 2 or 3 individuals, cloth (es) value = Rs 4 or 5.In addition to these Rs ß, 2 and 1 may be taken as the average value of leps(quilt), kanthas, and pillows belong(ing) to a family of Ist, Und, and Hidclass ryot(family) respectively.Ornaments: adult males use none; boys have sometimes brass or silver banglesfor the hands and mandulees or patta to hang from the neck; women useornaments of various kinds made of gold or silver and sometimes of brass, als dasind:Nath, or ring for the nose; Besar, an ornament hung from the nose; Dana,beads for the neck used by Hindus, but very seldom; Kalse ornaments forarms; Balia = bangles; Mul> or kharu - anklets; Churi, bracelet used byMahommedans; Hasli, a large ring round the neck. - On the whole, thevalue of ornaments belonging to a 1st class family = Rs 40-50. (Womenwhose husbands are living, when Muhammedans use churi of silver or of lac,u. when Hindu, a pair of shell bracelets. Für Und class family about Rs ßo,für H id class family abt Rs 1 0 or i j .In cookhouse kaum article ausser pata (a flat stone) und puta (a stone mullar)for grinding condiments in addition to brass and earthen pots. So: ghotee,a brass or earthen water-pot; Raing, an earthen pot used in cookingrice; Patil, an earthen basin used in cooking curry; Shara, an earthencover for a pot; Jhajree, an earthen vessel for straining water when washingrice, etc.; Hatta, an iron or wooden ladle or spoon used in cooking; Bow lee,an iron tongs used in catching pots when warm; Tagaree, a wooden bowlfor holding things cooked. Diese zus. mit dhenki, ukti, u. mosal (a largewooden mortar u. pestle) to be valued abt ß Rs for each family.Ryots keep generally, according to the circumstances, a quantity of rice,mustard etc, for consumption during the year, and seeds for next year's cultivation:the value for ist class 90-100 Rs, 2nd class Rs 40-50, ßd class Rs 25.Cattle: 1st class family 8 or 10 cows and bullocks, mchmal a couple ofgoats or sheep; in case of Mahommedans a number of fowls; Und classfamily 4 or 5 cows; in a IH d class 2 or 3; the value of cattle for 1st Rs 70,Ilnd Rs 40, Hid Rs 20.Instruments: a 1st class family besitzt about 8-10 ploughs, u. ß or 4 harrows,valued a. Rs 8; for Ilnd u. H id class respectively value d. ploughs Rs 5u. Rs 3. I270