Tribal women selling leaf plates called patal made from jungle Saal leaves Munda tribe. Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
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5616 x 3744 px | 47.5 x 31.7 cm | 18.7 x 12.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
12 September 2013Photographer:
Shrikrishna ParanjpeMore information:
These Munda women are selling flat leaf plates made of Saal leaves ( Shorea Robusta ) pinned together with small bamboo sticks and placed on the ground for eating rice and daal . The Saal leaf is called Sakhua . This is a common leaf plate used in all the tribal village households of Jharkhand . The bunch of twigs on the right hand side are the young branches of the same tree used for brushing the teeth known as Datwan.