It is the Toda tribe, indigenous to Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu, which has maintained its relationship to nature strongly, ideally living mostly by using tools made from locally available materials. They make these tools by hand, mostly of wood, cane, and bamboo. One of those many articles of utility really is this very interesting utensil made of bamboo, meant for storing and carrying liquids, grains, and household articles. This chamber, in cylindrical form as hollow bamboo tube, would naturally form a strong and light container. But the special feature of this chamber is its reinforcement with cane girths tied tightly at two pivotal points-one at the opening and the other around the centre. Apart from strength and holding, these also give artistic and cultural value to the vessel.
Bamboo makes up a huge part of the Toda utility articles due to ease of natural availability, water-resistivity, and eco-friendliness. The vessel might function as anything-for example, storage for water, milk collection, or simply an implement used to transport goods during pastoral activities. With the Toda and their traditional practice of herding and dairying buffaloes, these are the kind of strong vessels they would require for putting into daily use for a rural lifestyle. This bamboo vessel transacts the initial sense of ingenuity in the Toda people that thriving in their habitats has applied traditional techniques that have grown through the ages.