What is the traditional wooden bowl of Menba nationality like?

Making a wooden bowl is not a simple matter. First of all, you must go up the mountain to choose materials, preferably big trees; The second is air drying, that is, air drying the tree nodes and segments for about ten days to avoid cracking after production; The third is to create a gap; Fourth, fine grinding, this process requires meticulous workmanship, so that the thickness around is symmetrical, the lines are accurate and the bottom of the bowl is stable; Finally, in the mountainous areas of Tibet, fish grass juice is usually added inside and outside the bowl wall to make the wooden bowl beautiful and fresh.

In addition to exquisite craftsmanship, another important reason why people like Menba wooden bowls is that most of the dyes used for painting wooden bowls are pure natural. When making wooden bowls, the hard trunks, knots or knots of tung, mulberry or birch should be selected as raw materials, and then cut and scraped. A good wooden bowl has to go through five or six processes, with clear lines and uniform thickness, and then painted with bright red dye, which makes people fondle it.

It is said that drinking butter tea in this wooden bowl is fragrant and portable, which is very popular among Tibetans. Mama Village at the northern end of Damenjiao is a famous "hometown of wooden bowls". The wooden bowl made by the old White House and White Horse is very famous.

In the market, this small and exquisite wooden bowl is often taken home by outsiders as a collection of handicrafts. Now, making wooden bowls has become an important way for local memba people to earn money. Menba Bowl is the crystallization of diligence and wisdom of Menba people, with exquisite materials, fine workmanship, complex technology and beautiful shape.