Olia

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]

For other uses, see Olia (disambiguation).
An olia exhibited at Tribal festival Bhubaneswar

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.
  2. Dasapalla (India : State) (1962). Report on the survey and settlement of Dasapalla Feudatory State during the years, 1917-1921. Printed at Sarada Press.
  3. Orissa (India) (1966). Orissa District Gazetteers: Cuttack. Superintendent, Orissa Government Press.
  4. Orissa Review. Home Department, Government of Orissa. 1977.
  5. Orissa (India). Harijan & Tribal Welfare Dept (1990). Tribes of Orissa. Harijan and Tribal Welfare Department, Government Of Orissa.
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