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It's a cane basket use to store fish

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Resource #: 68944 (URL for reference)

  • Chu yong ( Basket to store fish) (English )

Tibet and Himalayas: Bamboo Household Tool, Bhutan Cultural Library

Location: Jigme (Latitude: 26.948383; Longitude: 89.238817)

Description:

by Kencho Wangmo

The cane basket called Chu yong in their local language which is used to store fish while fishing. It's made by the villagers themselves only using the locally grown cane plants called cane.

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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