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Applying levers to a eighth-strake port plank

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builder Dilip Mondal (R) supports the fulcrum end of a lever applied to the first plank of the eighth port-side strake as brother Dipak (on board) prepares to apply pressure.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-23

Unique ID

2022SG04-B07-0515

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