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Farming

wind wheel

wind wheel

Forfori is a simple bamboo wind wheel that can be used for several purposes: to winnow paddy, to scare birds from the fields, as a children’s toy, or as a weathervane. When learning the craft of basket-making, forfori is often the first tool that a Rohingya artisan learns to make.

Assig. Object
tool
English Name
wind wheel
Rohingya Name
forfori
Authorship
Nurul Islam; [Author]
Main Category
Farming
Collection Category
Farming tools
Toys and Figurines
Function Category
Farming
Tool
Toy
Inventory Number
BAM0033