Handmade in India

1. Polo,fish trap,used in shallow
waters collected in fields and
ponds.Two layers of bamboo
strip:are secured at the neck that
fan outwardsd and are bound to
rings forming a lattice structure.
2. A bird cage made in
Katlamara,using the construction
of lattice binding.
3. Detail of a closed weave surface
done in oblique plaiting.
TRADITIONAL BAMBOO PRODUCTS
BAMBOO IS INEXTRICABLY linked with the culture,economy,climate
and environment of Tripura.A wide range of bamboo products like fish
traps,cattle muzzles,rain shields,sieves and basket for keeping fowl sustain
the domestic life of agrarian communities,and local conditions which
require fishing in shallow water collected in the rice fields.These are made
from local species of bamboos that grow in Tripura.Some products are
constructed by interlacing bamboo splits,while the jhakoi,d a fish trap,is
shaped from a mat that is first woven as a flat surface.Rain shields are
made by sandwiching
a layer of dried palm leaves,for
waterproofing,between two layers of bamboo
strips interlaced in an open hexagonal
weave.Tripura`s bamboo crafts,sold at local
weekly markets,ared dependent on the
systematic and skillful splitting of bamboo.A
large number of culturally distinctive baskets
and products made by the Riang and Jamatia hill
tribes are tall and conical unlike the shallow
baskets from the plains.Made from bamboo
splits in an open hexagonal and closed weave
depending on their function,they are used for
carrying and storing grains and other items.
Production clusters
West Tripura
district:
Nalchar
Churilam
Agartala
Majlishpur
Mohanpur
Jogendranagar
Sonamura
Melaghar
Teliamura
Khowai
Kalyanpur
4 A jamatia open carrying basket made entirely
of outer splits of bamboo.
5 A closed weave bamboo carrying basket used
for carrying grain by the Riang tribe.Sides of the
basket are strengthened by bamboo splits.The
change in weave from the base towards the top
gives the basket a wider mouth.
6 Mudah or stools in various stages of
production.The strips are made of bamboo and
the cane splits are used for binding.
7 Tukri,shallow storage baskets,sold at a weekly
market.
Products
Chalni-sieve
Kulha-winnowing fan
Tukri-small basket
Jhakoi-fish trap
Jhapi-rain shield
Open weave basket
Cattle muzzle
Storag baskets
Riang carrying basket
Jamatia basket
Tools
Chaku-knife
Haath dao-bill hook
knife
Takkal-broad-bladed
knife