Olia

An olia exhibited at Tribal festival Bhubaneswar

Olia (Odia: ଓଳିଆ) is a closed vessel made up of straw or bamboo.[1] Traditionally it is used to store rice and other corns.[2][3] It is used in different tribal areas of Odisha and other states of India.[4][5]

## Construction

An Olia in Karnataka made up of Grass

First ropes are made by the straw. The ropes are tightened in such a way that it looks like round shaped and called as a Mora. Lapping one mora above another makes a round shaped vessel.

## References

1. ↑ Rainfed Rice: A Sourcebook of Best Practices and Strategies in Eastern India. Int. Rice Res. Inst.. 2000. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-81-86789-02-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=DQ4ifPs5b6AC&pg=PA28.
2. ↑ Dasapalla (India : State) (1962). Report on the survey and settlement of Dasapalla Feudatory State during the years, 1917-1921. Printed at Sarada Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=aCMcAQAAMAAJ.
3. ↑ Orissa (India) (1966). Orissa District Gazetteers: Cuttack. Superintendent, Orissa Government Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=sAVDAAAAYAAJ.
4. ↑ Orissa Review. Home Department, Government of Orissa. 1977. https://books.google.com/books?id=DAdDAAAAYAAJ.
5. ↑ Orissa (India). Harijan & Tribal Welfare Dept (1990). Tribes of Orissa. Harijan and Tribal Welfare Department, Government Of Orissa. https://books.google.com/books?id=yStuAAAAMAAJ.

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