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Doko (Nepali: डोको) is a kind of basket made from bamboo. They are hand-woven in a conical or "V" shape. Dokos are especially used by porters to carry goods in Nepal, Bhutan and northern India's mountainous Sikkim and Uttarakhand states.

Material

Dokos are made from dry bamboo strips. Bamboo is durable and withstands harsh weather.

Uses

Dokos are typically 0.1 to 0.2 m3 in volume, so an average person can carry 20-50kg. They have shoulder straps, and usually head straps called namlo (Nepali: नाम्लो) that take part of the load off the carrier's shoulders.

They are used to carry goods, vegetables, grains, water pots, etc. Also to carry small animals and poultry, as well as serving as temporary cages. Where there are no motor roads, special oversize dokos are even used to transport people unable to walk.

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 [[File:Doko 001.jpg|thumb|Doko, a bamboo basket used in [[Nepal]].]]
-'''Doko''' ({{lang-ne|डोको}}) is a kind of [[basket]] made from [[bamboo]]. Doko is woven by hand in netted form giving it a conical shape or a "V" shape. Dokos are especially used by porters to carry goods in [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and [[North India]].
+'''Doko''' ({{lang-ne|डोको}}) is a kind of [[basket]] made from [[bamboo]]. They are hand-woven in a conical or "V" shape. Dokos are especially used by porters to carry goods in [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and northern India's mountainous [[Sikkim]] and [[Uttarakhand]] states.
 ==Material==
-Doko is made from dry bamboo shoots. The life span of bamboo is higher and it can withstand rough weather condition for longer period of time.
+Dokos are made from dry bamboo strips. Bamboo is durable and withstands harsh weather.
 ==Uses==
 [[File:Doko.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dokos full of [[tomatoes]]]]
-Dokos are typically 0.1 to 0.2 m3 in size. It is made in such a way that, an average person can carry weight of about 20-50kg manually. Generally Doko is carried with the help of a rope called Namlo ({{lang-ne|नाम्लो}}) that surrounds the Doko and transfers the load to forehead of the carrying person.
+Dokos are typically 0.1 to 0.2 m3 in volume, so an average person can carry 20-50kg. They have shoulder straps, and usually head straps called '''namlo''' ({{lang-ne|नाम्लो}}) that take part of the load off the carrier's shoulders.
-Dokos are used to carry goods, vegetables, grains, water pots, etc. It also used to carry small animals such as hens, lamb etc.  Doko are sometimes used as cage for chickens and hens for temporary purpose.
+They are used to carry goods, vegetables, grains, water pots, etc. Also to carry small animals and poultry, as well as serving as temporary cages.  Where there are no motor roads, special oversize dokos are even used to transport people unable to walk.
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