Description :"‘Bhati’ a traditional air bellow used to air the furnace which is mostly meant by digging a pit in the earth. This is made of animal hide, shaped as a leaf by binding around the rim of the bellow in three steps. The frontal portion of the bellow is fitted with an iron pipe which opens into the furnace. The rear portion of the bellow is fitted with a chain on the lower side. During operation the chain is pulled upward which allow the bellow to spread and the air passes inside. When the pulled chain is allowed to loose, the air inside the bellow passes to the furnace through the iron pipe, which help the charcoal to fire.
The iron is fired in this furnace and given a proper shape of an object as required by beating the hot iron on ‘Nehai’. This tradition is still in practice among the Thakurs (Lohar) of Madhubani in Bihar."
Received From :Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
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Bihar
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2019-08-02T12:36:05Z
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2019-08-02T12:36:05Z
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"‘Bhati’ a traditional air bellow used to air the furnace which is mostly meant by digging a pit in the earth. This is made of animal hide, shaped as a leaf by binding around the rim of the bellow in three steps. The frontal portion of the bellow is fitted with an iron pipe which opens into the furnace. The rear portion of the bellow is fitted with a chain on the lower side. During operation the chain is pulled upward which allow the bellow to spread and the air passes inside. When the pulled chain is allowed to loose, the air inside the bellow passes to the furnace through the iron pipe, which help the charcoal to fire.
The iron is fired in this furnace and given a proper shape of an object as required by beating the hot iron on ‘Nehai’. This tradition is still in practice among the Thakurs (Lohar) of Madhubani in Bihar."
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