Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya organised housing construction workshop to introduce the local architecture of the various stages of housing construction made by the local tribes and get the audience aware of it.
In this sequence, on Monday, the traditional artists of Moran tribe from Assam performed this Habitat with the aim to introduce the visitors with the intellectual and creative skills of simple societies and the technological splendor of India's contemporary world at Veethi Sankul premises of the Sangrahalaya, Bhopal.
N. Sakamacha Singh (Museum Associate, IGRMS) giving information about the housing type of Moran tribe of Assam said that Moran House constructed with bamboo as wall structures and traditional design and structure.
The Moran house has three rooms arrayed with bamboo wall partitions. The front hall called Sora ghar is regarded as the most important part of the house.
This common room has a fire place called Jui Hali, and surrounding of which is a meeting place. The space adjoining to the main Khuta (pillar), is the place for the household head.
The Huwa Ghar (Bed rooms) and sometimes extended with partitions depending upon the number married Sons and family members.The last room of the extension called Randhoni Ghar or Pak Ghor (Kitchen).
The Bhoral Ghar (granary), which lies in the courtyard, is apparently more interesting. The Bhoral structure is unique, and raised upon nine pieces of wooden log that are arrayed in rows. These logs are called Lotikai that sometimes are very huge ranging from 3 to 5 ft in diameter. Use of Lotikais in the Bhoral structure, is meant, not only to provide firm support to the entire structure, but also to present the underlying idea of their socio-cultural and economic relation with their elephants.
It is said that in the olden days, rich people among the Moran used to construct as many as Bhoral ghar, some of which, they construct in the name of their elephants.
They do not consume grains from those granaries which are dedicated for their elephants. They rather spend it for the care of their elephants.