The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India: pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central ProvincesMacmillan and Company, 1916 - Caste |
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Page 571
... Korwa.1 - A Kolarian tribe of the Chota Nagpur plateau . In 1911 about 34,000 Korwas were returned in the Central Provinces , the great bulk of whom belong to the Sargūja and Jashpur States and a few to the Bilaspur District . The Korwas ...
... Korwa.1 - A Kolarian tribe of the Chota Nagpur plateau . In 1911 about 34,000 Korwas were returned in the Central Provinces , the great bulk of whom belong to the Sargūja and Jashpur States and a few to the Bilaspur District . The Korwas ...
Page 572
... Korwas are the most savage - looking of all cal appear the Kolarian tribes . They are frightfully wild and uncouth ... Korwas . " This legend is not peculiar to the Korwas but is also told by the Halbas , Lodhis and other castes , and is ...
... Korwas are the most savage - looking of all cal appear the Kolarian tribes . They are frightfully wild and uncouth ... Korwas . " This legend is not peculiar to the Korwas but is also told by the Halbas , Lodhis and other castes , and is ...
Page 573
... Korwas that I measured was 5 feet 3 inches and of their women 4 feet 9 inches only . Notwithstanding the scarecrow tradition the Korwas are , as a rule , better - looking than the Gonds and Oraons . The males , I noticed , were more ...
... Korwas that I measured was 5 feet 3 inches and of their women 4 feet 9 inches only . Notwithstanding the scarecrow tradition the Korwas are , as a rule , better - looking than the Gonds and Oraons . The males , I noticed , were more ...
Page 574
... Korwas are said to marry their own sisters on occasion . The ordinary bride - price is Rs . 12. In Bilaspur there is reported to be no regular marriage feast , but the people dance together round a big earthen drum , called mandhar ...
... Korwas are said to marry their own sisters on occasion . The ordinary bride - price is Rs . 12. In Bilaspur there is reported to be no regular marriage feast , but the people dance together round a big earthen drum , called mandhar ...
Page 575
... Korwas worship Dulha Deo , the bridegroom god 6. Reli- of the Gonds , and in Sargūja their principal deity is Khuria gion . Rāni , the tutelary goddess of the Khuria plateau . She is a bloodthirsty goddess and requires animal sacrifices ...
... Korwas worship Dulha Deo , the bridegroom god 6. Reli- of the Gonds , and in Sargūja their principal deity is Khuria gion . Rāni , the tutelary goddess of the Khuria plateau . She is a bloodthirsty goddess and requires animal sacrifices ...
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ancestors animals Baiga bangles Bania Bastar Bengal Berar Bhumka Bihār body Brahmans bride bridegroom brother buried called Central Provinces ceremony Chanda Chhattisgarh child Chota Nagpur cloth considered cooked cultivators customs dance daughter dead deity derived Dhangars Districts Divorce Dravidian drink exogamous father feast festival flesh forest Gadaria girl give goat goddess gods Gonds Gosains Gowāris Gujarāt Gūjars hair Halbas head Hindu husband Ibidem impure India Jāts Jogis Kalārs Kanjars Kawars Kayasths Kharias Khatris Khonds killed known Kolis Kols Korkus Korwas Koshtis Kunbis Lingo liquor Mahādeo mahua Mandla Maratha marriage married months moon Muhammadan Munda nakshatras occupation offered origin panchayat persons priest probably Rāja Rājpūts rice rites round rupees sacred sacrifice Sambalpur sept Siva social spirit subcastes take food tattooed Telugu tiger tree Tribes and Castes turmeric usually village wedding widow wife woman women worship