The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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Page 131
... betel leaves and arecanuts ; also salt , capscicum , meat , oil , soap , 12 kolakam of paddy , and 12 bundles of firewood . We want to entrust all these things to you . I have come with a one cubit long peg and a 3 cubit long rope . We ...
... betel leaves and arecanuts ; also salt , capscicum , meat , oil , soap , 12 kolakam of paddy , and 12 bundles of firewood . We want to entrust all these things to you . I have come with a one cubit long peg and a 3 cubit long rope . We ...
Page 150
... betel leaves and arecanuts to the elders . He keeps a wooden measure ( na : zhi ) full of rice , near the central ... nut powder and they bathe ( as during 150 The Paniyas.
... betel leaves and arecanuts to the elders . He keeps a wooden measure ( na : zhi ) full of rice , near the central ... nut powder and they bathe ( as during 150 The Paniyas.
Page 154
... betel and arecanuts is widespread among the the Kerala people and the oral gratification they derive from it seems to be great , but the tribes of Wynad are the craziest among the Kerala people about tobacco and betel chewing . The ...
... betel and arecanuts is widespread among the the Kerala people and the oral gratification they derive from it seems to be great , but the tribes of Wynad are the craziest among the Kerala people about tobacco and betel chewing . The ...
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