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People use the wooden spade while plating maize in their fields

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Resource #: 68935 (URL for reference)

  • Cumcho (wooden spade like thing) (English )

Tibet and Himalayas: Gardening, Bhutan Cultural Library

Location: Jigme (Latitude: 26.948392; Longitude: 89.238792)

Description:

by Kencho Wangmo

The locally made wood spade used by the farmers while planting the maize seeds. The local name for it is Cumcho.

Associated Resources

This resource was provided by Shejun (Documentation of Bhutan's Oral Cultures sponsored by Arcadia). The copyright holder is Shejun (only private uses permitted).

Resource type: Image

Photographer: Kencho Wangmo

Photograph Date: 24/Sep/2014

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