Under the latest and popular online series of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya entitled ‘Exhibit of the Week’ the ‘Dikka’ (An earthen pot for fermenting rice beer) collected from 2002.
The Community of Garo, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. Its Measurement Height – 45 cm, circumference - 90 cm, displayed in the audience as the second Exhibit of the month of June, 2022 through official website, Facebook, Instagram and twitter page of the IGRMS.
In this regard Praveen Kumar Mishra, Director, IGRMS said that Dikka is an earthen pot for fermenting rice beer.
This pot belongs to the Garo tribe of Meghalaya. It is a coarse texture jar having a globular body, concave neck, and out curved rim. An interesting feature is that it cannot stand erect and upright without support, so a wooden ring is provided at the base. The earthen body and the wooden ring base are attached and woven with bark rope on the outer surface of the pot. It is used for fermenting rice beer during rituals and ceremonies.