Boat

Boat

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Chhip, a warboat of Bengal.

Covid-19 creation
Boat name: CHHIP
To the scale wooden model
Open for SALE (single piece)
Dimensions: 37x8x5 inches

Chhip, a warboat. A long and narrow shell built, stapled boat can be 100 feet in length and only 2 to 3 feet in width.
100 paddlers along with other members can maneuver the boat very fast to reach the location.
Rangalal of Devichoudhurani (a novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay) used those boats. Now Chhips are exclusively used for boat race in rural Bengal.

ছিপ
বাংলার রণতরী। বাংলার নিজস্ব রীতিতে তৈরি ৭০-৮০ হাত লম্বা বৈঠার তালে দ্রুত পৌঁছে যেতে পারে গন্তব্যে।
দেবীর নির্দেশে রঙ্গলালের ইশারায় ৫০ জন সরকি, বল্লম নিয়ে এই নৌকো করেই হানা দিত। বর্তমানে নৌকো বাইচ এই ছিপই অংশ নেয় এই বাংলায়।















Friday, June 19, 2020

Boat Model for Sale. Name of boat: Betnai

BOAT Model Name: Betnai
To-the-scale Model
Material: Wood, Metal and cloth
Dimension: 36 x 18 x 8 inches

Betnai, a shell built riverine cargo boat of Sundarbans. Carrying capacity ranges from 3000 to 4000 mounds. Length of the boat varies from 40 to 50 haat (one haat is approximately 18 inches in length).


















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