Kokna tribal playing tarpha or pavri, a wind instrument made of dried gourd

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Kokni, Kukni or Kukna Settled in large numbers in Gujarat in Valsad and Dang districts. Kokna tribes have developed fluency in the beautiful Kokni language. It falls into the family of the famous Indo-Aryan language group Few Kokna tribes speak Marathi language also. These Kokna tribes are thought to be original tribes of the Kokan area and it is from their ancient speeches that contemporary Konkani language has actually taken shape. Kokna tribes celebrate the Diwali festival in the name of Barash. Kokna tribes have gained recognition for their art in form of exquisite woodcarvings. The Kokna tribes shape up masks for the famous dance, namely, "Bhavada" dance. These Kokna tribes made these masks from soft wood. Various facial expressions, eyebrows,mustaches, cheeks, nose etc. are all nicely highlighted in these woodcarvings Kokna tribes are very much religious minded and worship various animals like crocodile , tiger etc.

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Location: India
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