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***includes a segment at 3.16 on the Khatnaoo, an inflatable bullock skin used for water travel (may also be called a Dareyi)
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSZWImTqW5s The British Empire and India (part 2 of 2)]
===Inflated animal skins===
*The Khatnaoo, an inflatable bullock skin used for water travel (may also be called a Dareyi)
**C 1857 Illustration: [https://archive.org/stream/cavalryexperien00ouvrgoog#page/n153/mode/2up page 125] ''Cavalry Experiences and Leaves from My Journal'' by Colonel H A Ouvry 1892 Archive.org
** See Youtube video above "The British Empire and India (part 1 of 2)"
* A smaller sheepskin: [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951001679470b?urlappend=%3Bseq=121 Illustration: Our Bath] with a description on [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951001679470b?urlappend=%3Bseq=124page 124] of an inflated sheep’s hide.'' "Curry & Rice," on Forty Plates, or, The Ingredients of Social Life at "Our Station" in India'' by George Francklin Atkinson 1858 Hathi Trust. Note: Illustration can be rotated.
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