Kelethuzo Yosa from Jakhama village running a funiture unit made purely of Alder at Bamboo Pavilion, Kisama. (DIPR Photo)
Kohima, December 4 (MExN): ‘Yosa Furniture Unit’, a stall offering several wooden items made purely from Alder tree, also known as the state tree of Nagaland is one of the stall at the Bamboo Pavilion, Naga Heritage Village, Kisama. The Yosa Furniture Unit’ is owned by one Kelethuto Yosa from Jotsoma village, a graduate of Delhi University with History Honours.
He ventured into this business out of his passion for handicrafts and woodcarving. At the same time, he also expressed his enthusiasm on tourism thereby promoting our ethnicity by showcasing our culture and tradition to the outside world. According to a DIPR report, Yosa feels that Hornbill festival is the perfect platform to exhibit our culture and heritage and how the Naga people are distinct from others in terms of culture and tradition.
He said the items in his stall like stools, Dining tables, Centre tables etc are purely made of Alder tress found at Jakhama village aging more than 200 to 300 years. People, particularly the tourists coming from outside the state, desire to buy his products as a token but they cannot due to lack of transportation and difficulties in shipping or courier services, he said.
