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ICH Elements 6
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Jato: Traditional Grinding Stone
Jato is a grinding stone made from hard stones mined from the river valleys. Not all stones can be used in making the element. There are two types of grinding stones. The best quality granite is called Kuring (black hard stone). The grinding stone for maize is usually big and rough and grinding stone for millet is smooth. The grinding stone for millet can be any hard big in size stones. Grinding stone for maize is obtained from the cliff of the river valley. It is a thick circular flat stone where the lower part of the element is usually bigger than the upper part. The inside surface is rough to grind maize while the Jato for grinding millet has smooth surface inside and the shapes are similar yet the size is usually smaller than the grinding stone for maize. The use of Jato dates back to time immemorial. People in the villages used the element in grinding maize and millet. It was also used for bartering essentials items when economic status was so limited. They made the element depending on the order of the customers then and now it has declined due to the emergence of electronic machines/varying gadgets.
Bhutan -
KHIRMAN-KUBI, khirmankubon, galagov, huppi
Traditional skills of threshing - one of the main agricultural operations. Branch chaff from the grain or seeds and fruits of the ears, cobs or panicles. Before the advent of harvesters threshing was carried out manually with flails in special fields or barnyard.
Tajikistan -
ATOLAI NASHOISTA
A kind of dish for breakfast. Nashoista is prepared from grain with milk.
Tajikistan -
SHOLAI JAVARI
Javari is a kind of grain similar to corn. People cook a kind of soup with Javari and some other vegetables.
Tajikistan
ICH Materials 6
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Mr. Lhachumon Bomjan, Jato (Traditional Grinding Stone) Craftsman
Jato is a grinding stone made from hard stones mined from the river valleys. Not all stones can be used in making the element. There are two types of grinding stones. The best quality granite is called Kuring (black hard stone). The grinding stone for maize is usually big and rough and grinding stone for millet is smooth. The grinding stone for millet can be any hard big in size stones. Grinding stone for maize is obtained from the cliff of the river valley. It is a thick circular flat stone where the lower part of the element is usually bigger than the upper part. The inside surface is rough to grind maize while the Jato for grinding millet has smooth surface inside and the shapes are similar yet the size is usually smaller than the grinding stone for maize.
Bhutan -
Jato (Traditional Grinding Stone)
Jato is a grinding stone made from hard stones mined from the river valleys. Not all stones can be used in making the element. There are two types of grinding stones. The best quality granite is called Kuring (black hard stone). The grinding stone for maize is usually big and rough and grinding stone for millet is smooth. The grinding stone for millet can be any hard big in size stones. Grinding stone for maize is obtained from the cliff of the river valley. It is a thick circular flat stone where the lower part of the element is usually bigger than the upper part. The inside surface is rough to grind maize while the Jato for grinding millet has smooth surface inside and the shapes are similar yet the size is usually smaller than the grinding stone for maize.
Bhutan