En-route to Dhamrai Metal Casting we stopped for Puri (street snacks) and I brought some things from a shop along the main road. A beautiful rice winnowing basket (40p) and some of the brushes (10p each), similar to the ones I had eyed before in Old Dhaka.
I like the palette of colours, the quality of the natural materials, their sustainability and the way in which they are constructed. The shop display was wonderful, hand forged nails, fans, baskets, jute….. I also brought some spinning tops (8p each), which immediately animated all the Britto boys, who got very excited about the chance to play. Mahbub demonstrated so quickly I was unable to record how to spin the tops but I did learn how to check if a spinning top is good - you must place it between your finger and thumb and turn it to see if the nail in the base runs true. I later asked an expert to demonstrate how to use them. Film.
