Monday, January 16, 2012

'Vaan' - Threshing of Parboiled Rice (Goa - India)

'Vaan'
USED FOR THRESHING PARBOILED RICE
(A must in the back room of every rustic village home of a bygone era)
The 'Vaan' consists of a hole in the ground about 6" in diameter and 8" deep and a set of two bamboo poles.
This is mainly a chore for two women alternatively beating into the hole where rice is put, threshed using the ends of the bamboo poles and later separated using sieves. 


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