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Diversified Traditional Wooden Implements Used in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Practices in Ladakh

Nazir Ahmed, Maria Abbas, Asif Malik, Afzal H. Akand, Lyaqat Ali, Bilal Ahmad Lone, M. I. Bhat

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · pp. 1–7 · Published 17 Jun 2017

10.9734/BJAST/2017/33907

Abstract

The traditional wooden tools are the necessities of the daily life of the people of Ladakh region and are linked directly with geographical conditions of the region. A lot of diversity in the wooden tools used by the tribal farmers of Ladakh since ancient times is observed. The tools are made up of different, locally available materials in a unique fashion by the localites. These wooden implements are preferred over modern one’s because of their multipurpose uses. Secondly these traditional implements find wide applicability in the region because of steep terrain, where the scope of mechanized farm implements is very limited. In the present study few important traditional tools of Ladakh have been presented. The important tools viz; chepo, shak, zungba, rzgeem, saddle, khem, khaczhay, thougk, gourgur, butter churner, plough, smeing, rbhat, grookook etc. have been described in detail in this paper.

Ladakh tribal farmers traditional wooden tools

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