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posted on 2022-10-18, 16:38 authored by Sam Lunn-Rockliffe, Joseph Kimutai Cheptorus
A length of wood is cut from a dead tree.

History

Session

EMKP2019SG03-0001 EMKP2019SG03-0024 EMKP2019SG03-0025 EMKP2019SG03-0026 EMKP2019SG03-0027 EMKP2019SG03-0031

Rights owner

Campbell Martin

Cultural group

Sengwer; Marakwet

Participants

Richard Murkomen Komen

Country

Kenya

Place

Embobut forest

Item/object

Section from Parasol tree (Polyscias fulva)

Techniques of production

Cut-cut

Materials

Wood-Parasol tree (Polyscias fulva)

Materials alt

Oorn (Sengwer/Marakwet)

Cultural context/event

Production of beehive

Social group setting

Peers

Location

Kacheseker clan forest

Date of creation

2019-09-16

Unique ID

2019SG03-0028

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    cuttingchoppingdead treeaxe

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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