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[[File:Doko 001.jpg|thumb|Doko, a bamboo basket used in [[Nepal]].]] |
[[File:Doko 001.jpg|thumb|Doko, a bamboo basket used in [[Nepal]].]] |
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'''Doko''' ({{lang-ne|डोको}}) is a kind of [[basket]] made from [[bamboo]]. |
'''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. |
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==Material== |
==Material== |
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Dokos are made from dry bamboo strips. Bamboo is durable and withstands harsh weather. |
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==Uses== |
==Uses== |
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[[File:Doko.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dokos full of [[tomatoes]]]] |
[[File:Doko.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dokos full of [[tomatoes]]]] |
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Dokos are typically 0.1 to 0.2 m3 in |
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. |
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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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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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Doko.jpg/200px-Doko.jpg)
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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