The Tribal Research Institute and Museum in Nava Raipur is all set to get more attractive.
With the Chhattisgarh government deciding to collect artifacts, people and tourists visiting the museum can view the rich heritage, culture and traditions of tribal life.
This will help people to understand tribal life and culture.
For the collection of artifacts, a meeting of heads of the tribal community of Sukma was held in Raipur on Sunday, an official statement said.
At the meeting, heads of tribal communities agreed to donate the objects associated with day-to-day activities of tribal life.
The tribal community heads also agreed to provide detailed information about their culture, tradition, marriages and customs so that others become familiar about tribal lifestyle, customs and value systems, the statement added.
This will help researchers and intellectuals to know more about tribal communities, culture and the problems they face. It will also help them in resolving their problems as well as conserving their culture, traditions and dialect.
At the meeting, the research officer said that based on residence, tribals are divided into three parts in Bastar: North, Middle and South zones.
Halba, Gadba, Paraja, Dorla, Bhatara, Muriaya, Madiya, Gond, Ghurwa, Pradhan and Dandami Madiya tribes mainly live in the seven districts of Bastar Division, the officer added.
Tribal community heads have given consent for the photography, videography and documentation of their lifestyle, tradition, artifacts, culture and marriage rituals.
The tribal leaders also agreed to donate old and antique items, musical instruments, weapons used in hunting and scriptures to the museum they have preserved for centuries, the communiqué added.