Social and Economic Organisation


 
 
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Social and Economic Organisation

Social and economic organisation:  In the beginning most tribes led a nomadic existence. They were hunter- gatherers. Some tribes moved on to shifting cultivation, or jhoom cultivation, where a plot of forest was cleared by cutting and burning the trees and crops were grown in the clearing. After a few years, when the soil lost its fertility, the tribe moved on and cleared and cultivated another piece of land.

Several tribes, like the Todas and the Ahirs, were pastoralists. They maintained cattle and made a livelihood from the sale of milk and meat.

Many tribal people were also gifted artists. Their finely crafted handicrafts, colourful embroidery and sturdy pottery found a ready market in the non- tribal areas.

 
 


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