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Dazo, The Art of Traditional Bow and Arrow Making in Bhutan_Fixing
  • Manage No PI00005520
    Country Bhutan
    Year 2017-11-11
    ICH Domain Oral traditions and representations, Social practices, rituals, festive events, Traditional craft skills
Description Two pieces of zhushing or bamboos of equal size are securely held together by a piece of leather or cloth strap, however these materials are not durable. Therefore, traditional craftsman prefer using copper or steel bands over traditional materials. The bow has a broad middle part and it measures 3.5cm in width.
Photographer Jigme Choden & Ngawang Choden
Place Thimphu, Bhutan File Size 4.09MB
Definition 300 DPI File Format JPG
Copyright Jigme Choden & Ngawang Choden, ICHCAP Copyright

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