As the Tangi is a well-known axe of the Khond Tribe, it is not only an axe for practical purposes but is equally ceremonial. The tribes use axes for wood cutting and cleaning the forest as a common daily tool they use, yet Tangi serves special purposes in wedding festivals among the Khond.
An iron blade shaped into a triangle and firmly stuck in the handle, which has gone through the ferrule section of the blade into the handle. Well made for both uses, functional and decorative. The Tangi has a nice additional touch: there is a leaf-shaped white metal ornament fixed at the end of the handle. This metal ornament adds a little ceremonial elegance to the tool, implying purity and strength.
During the marriage ceremony when Khond people marry, the bridegroom carries the Tangi, an act well established in that custom and ancestry. This signifies that the groom is taking up responsibility and is ready to protect the family and uphold what the tribe stands for. So the Tangi becomes more than a tool-it has turned out to be a landmark of manhood, tradition, and social identity among the Khond society.
This instrument has special local blacksmiths with indigenous techniques traveling generations behind from one ear to another. Hence, Tangi will delicately signify the close relationship of the Khond with nature, craftsmanship, and ritual life.