An amazing traditional artisan work and this comb symbolizing the Bhuiya tribe is really important for the rich cultural heritage of Bhuiya people mostly found in the state of Odisha. This comb, made out of bamboo, serves as an ornamentation, though it is utilitarian. The surface of the comb bears poker work, the technique that involves scorching the bamboo with heated metal tools for doing figurative motifs, typically of animals, plants, and human subjects- symbolic representations depicting the Jupiter-to-earth connection of Bhuiya tribe through nature and their daily life. The poker work is not just pretty, but it has a very important, denoting through much of culture the kind of aesthetic sense of the tribe and the way it has been used traditionally to create some of its tools and ornaments. This has the history of the Bhuiya weaving and carving fine motifs into everyday objects, making them cultural symbols.
These combs made of bamboo are much more than merely attractive. There are also practical things, such as combs from them, used by Bhuiya people for their personal grooming, mainly by the women, who use such types of objects for ornamentation on festive and ceremonial occasions. The comb is often bequeathed as an heirloom from one generation to another and carries with it the legacy of the tribe's traditions. The abundance of bamboo, very easily available in this area, shows the resource-sustainability concept of the Bhuiya tribe where one utilizes resources in utility and art. This bamboo comb, rich in tradition and craft, embodies the living culture of the Bhuiya Tribe.