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Basketry & Pathla Rain Shield
 Basketry is an important craft of Tripure. The different types of baskets produced in the state include jamatia firewood basket, riang carrying basket, tukri, karawala tukri, laii, sempa khari, date basket, turi, grain storage basket,
dulla and sudha - the traditional fish trap.
The pathla from Tripura is a rain shield. The top cone has a base of 230 mm with a height of 110 mm, and the circular shade that is angled slightly downwards, has a diameter of 550 mm.
A pentagon made up of five elements, each of which has three strips of bamboo, encircles the apex of the cone. The subsequent hexagons on the cone are also made with three strips to each element. Five wide interlocking strips of bamboo strengthen the apex of the cone.
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