Present circumstances
Traditionally, the Lori were the carpenters and the blacksmiths of the Baloch country. Each occupational group is distinguished by a special appellation. For example, the carpenter is known as a dar trash Lori and the blacksmith is known as asinkar Lori. While those groups involved in entertainment are known as dohli, or drummers, and are a strictly endogamous group. The dholi are also involved in jugglery, palmistry, and fortune telling. Historically, they were also the sellers of donkeys, but this occupation has declined with the growth in modern transportation. In the Kachhi region of Balochistan, the Lori live among both the Jamot and the Baloch and Brahui. Their traditional occupation was blacksmithing with many of the women employed as midwives. Most Lori of Kacchi also speak Seraiki, in addition to Balochi.Coastal Makran as Corridor to the Indian Ocean World by Sabir Badalkhan in Eurasian Studies (2002): 1/2 pp 257–262References
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