The Black Teeth of Wancho Volume 2 - Issue 4

Padmini Tolat Balaram*

• Silpa-Sadana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India

Received: July 17, 2020   Published: August 07, 2020

Corresponding author: Padmini Tolat Balaram, Silpa-Sadana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India

DOI: 10.32474/JAAS.2020.02.000143

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Abstract

Wancho have a few reasons of their own. They consider black teeth beautiful. Some tribes feel what is the difference between human being and animals? Animals also have white teeth and the human beings also have the white teeth! So, to differentiate one’s self from animals, it is believed they started colouring their teeth black.

Why Do Wancho Colour Their Teeth Black?| Focus of this Article| Who are Wancho? Where are they located?| Social Status Among Wancho| Process of Colouring Teeth Black among Wancho| Works Cited|