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Hill-Korwa
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Habitation : The main concentration of Hill-Korwa tribe is in Jashpur, Sarguja &
Raigarh.
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Topography
of the area : Jashpur Tahsil of Raigarh
district covers an area of 1,963 Sq. miles it lies
in the eastern corner of Chhattisgarh. The area is
cut across by the range of Vindhyadri mountain
running East-West creating upper ghat and lower
ghats. Upper ghat is an extensive plateau , which is under the Khudia region. The old
khudia region is now covered under Sanna and
Bagicha Forest/Revenue circle of the Jashpur Distt.
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Soil :
Is literate and clayey, light and is on rocky base. It does not retain moisture. Hence only minor and inferior crops can be grown there.
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Characteristics : They are branch of Kolarian tribe and belonging mundari language. According to Anthropological description of family they belongs to Austro-Asiatic family. The tribe has two-sub tribe known Pahari Korwa and Dihari
Korwa.
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Physical Appearance : They are medium to short height have a dark brown or black skin.
Clane(Gotras) : Hill Korwa are divided into Five totamistic Edogamous clains
viz. Hansadwar, samar,Edigwar, Ginnur &
Renla.
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| Clan |
Totem |
| Hazeda |
Bamboo |
| Edigwar |
Kachmi(a creeper) |
| Samat |
samat(a tree) |
| Madhiyar
or Mudhikar |
Dohs head |
| Ginu |
Ant-hill soil |
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Villages :
The villages site is
usually chosen on top of the hill or on covered
with forest. Most of the families of Hill- Korwa
were nuclear. The kinship system is still the
basic sub-structure of them some strict
relationship taboo seperate relatives. The
religion of the Hill-Korwa is confined to
ancestral worship and to the worship of a few Gods
and deities.
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They
are afraid of the magical performances and magic has no
role in their socio-religious life. They believe in
supernatural powers. Their important Gods are sigri Dev,
Gauria Dev, Mahadev and Parvati and main deity is Khudia
Rani.They worship goddess for recovery from illness,
better crops, safety and against natural clamaties. They
believe in magic and witch magician (witch craft,odka).
A Hill-Korwas is always busy about the side selection of
homestead. Most of the families of Hill- Korwa is part
lineal and patrilocal nuclear. |
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Food- Habit : The main source of livelihood of Hill-Korwa tribe is hunting and collection of minor forest products like Sal ,mahua, gum, tendu leaves, amla, harra, bahera ets. In rainy season they gather some forest roots, leaves and vegetables. Now a days they do cultivation but their primitive techniqs. Fishing and hunting are practiced as occupation.
Though they have no land work for cultivation as labour. During some season they get food grains to eat while during the odd season they satisfi their hunger on leaves,fruits,tubers (namely Gainth, Pitharu, Nakwa,katharu,kulthi,konge,charhat,bilar,) etc.between october and March they get better food which includes makai maize) arua/Madua a soil of paddy saturu, kutki,arhar(pigion pea),and other pulses etc.
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