Description :It is a traditional oil expeller used by people of Telukula in North Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. It is a simple traditional technology widely distributed in the rural areas. The traditional oil press is used for extraction of oil by a particular community Telukala who are the oil expeller and oil selling community in Andhra Pradesh. The entire oil press is made of wood and it is a massive structure. The center beam Ganugudimma constitutes the central base and contains 5-10 litres oil capacity supported with a long wooden round roller. The entire oil press is run by animal power. There are two types of oil press: the edible oil-press, mainly extracting ground nut, niger seeds etc. and the non-edible oil press i.e. Neem seed, pungam seed, caster seed etc. Extracting oil in the traditional oil press is becoming a rarity day-by-day due to modern impact.
Received From :Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
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Andhra Pradesh
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2019-08-02T11:58:12Z
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2019-08-02T11:58:12Z
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It is a traditional oil expeller used by people of Telukula in North Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. It is a simple traditional technology widely distributed in the rural areas. The traditional oil press is used for extraction of oil by a particular community Telukala who are the oil expeller and oil selling community in Andhra Pradesh. The entire oil press is made of wood and it is a massive structure. The center beam Ganugudimma constitutes the central base and contains 5-10 litres oil capacity supported with a long wooden round roller. The entire oil press is run by animal power. There are two types of oil press: the edible oil-press, mainly extracting ground nut, niger seeds etc. and the non-edible oil press i.e. Neem seed, pungam seed, caster seed etc. Extracting oil in the traditional oil press is becoming a rarity day-by-day due to modern impact.
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