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Adding the seventh strake, port

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Boat builders Dipak (L) and Dilip (R) Mondal apply levers and use clamps to hold a seventh-strake plank in situ on the port side ahead of stapling.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-22

Unique ID

2022SG04-B07-0502

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    chhothullplankseventh strakelevers

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