Occupation of Dhangars
A section of Goullis are Weavers and make yarn and knit. When they take their cattle for grazing, they invariably carry a stick and are accompained by one or 2 dogs. The dogs assist them in driving the flock and in saving them from wild animals. Such practices are not confined to the Goullis of Goa as we see these among all tribes whose main activity is cattle grazing. The cattle kept by Goullis were known for the dairy product they used to sell mainly Ghee( clarified butter), Loni. For survival they are engaged in agriculture for subsistence, Ragi being grown in patches of land. Goullis would walk several kilometers with kilos of butter neatly packed in leaves and found a ready market for their home made produce. the butter was so pure that when it was heated to be made into ghee, no residues remained.
Most of the Goullis in Goa are landless. Their chief and hereditary occupation is to rear sheep. Some of them domesticate cows and buffaloes especially for milk. One family is tending at least fifteen to twenty Sheep and Goat. They also sell milk of goats and buffaloes sometime they sell the wool of sheep. The women collect roots,fruits,tubers etc. From the nearest forest for their subsistence. The boys of 10-15 years of age are engaged in tending their cattle. When men go outside to work as labourers, the women look after their domestic animals Goullis work mostly in the agriculture fields either as labourers or as share-cropper. They give one-sixth share of the total produce to the land owner as share-cropper.
A section of Goullis are Weavers and make yarn and knit. When they take their cattle for grazing, they invariably carry a stick and are accompained by one or 2 dogs. The dogs assist them in driving the flock and in saving them from wild animals. Such practices are not confined to the Goullis of Goa as we see these among all tribes whose main activity is cattle grazing. The cattle kept by Goullis were known for the dairy product they used to sell mainly Ghee( clarified butter), Loni. For survival they are engaged in agriculture for subsistence, Ragi being grown in patches of land. Goullis would walk several kilometers with kilos of butter neatly packed in leaves and found a ready market for their home made produce. the butter was so pure that when it was heated to be made into ghee, no residues remained.
Most of the Goullis in Goa are landless. Their chief and hereditary occupation is to rear sheep. Some of them domesticate cows and buffaloes especially for milk. One family is tending at least fifteen to twenty Sheep and Goat. They also sell milk of goats and buffaloes sometime they sell the wool of sheep. The women collect roots,fruits,tubers etc. From the nearest forest for their subsistence. The boys of 10-15 years of age are engaged in tending their cattle. When men go outside to work as labourers, the women look after their domestic animals Goullis work mostly in the agriculture fields either as labourers or as share-cropper. They give one-sixth share of the total produce to the land owner as share-cropper.