Most parts of tribal regions have been located in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and part of West Bengal. The Birhors are a native people of truly unique lifestyles-they live completely differently from other people who lived in forests, and have their own unique skills. One of the most vital traditional implements, the bamboo bow, is thus mixed in terms of its cultural and practical significance; thus, it is usually used as a hunting tool, whereas it really reflects the deep connection that the tribe has established with nature, which is construed through their knowledge and resourcefulness regarding whatever materials can be collected from the forests.
Here, the didactic scion is the Birhor bamboo bow, locally referred to as "baa." Crafting an exceptionally straight stave of bamboo, it forms the extensile core of such a bow. Stave was selected as the main element of the bow as it was sturdy yet flexible. The specific mention is made of the bowstring above because the Birhor do not use any synthetic material for that too. Instead, they use finely stripped outer layers of bamboo into which these strips are made resilient yet flexible to string and effectively tie both ends of the stave.
Handcrafted bow is descriptive of the tribe's botany knowledge and ingenuity in tool-making. It does not just serve as a weapon for hunting but stands as a symbol of a self-sufficient and sustainable existence. Modernity gradually pierces the tribe, but the art of making bows saves the value of identity.
The bamboo bow of the Birhor tribe would continue to be an example of living in harmony between human survival and the surrounding nature, as recorders and anthropologists would come forth with the documentation of such indigenous knowledge systems.