Image title: Magar utensils: Split cane

This photograph depicts the following traditional Magar tools and utensils, classified as Miscellaneous (vividh/vividha):

15. Coya (चोया) referring in English to “split cane”. It can also be also transliterated as: Coyā.

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The Magar people represents one of the largest indigenous ethnic groups of Nepal whose written history dates to at least the 11th century. The Magars practice shamanism and animalism and practice a variety of Pujas (ritualistic worship). They speak the Magar language which is a branch of the Tibeto-Burman family.