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Cutting a half-frame from an acacia timber

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:49 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builder Manimohan Mondal uses a power drill to make a series of perforations along the pencil line indicating the outline of a half-frame as the first stage in cutting it out of the timber.

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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

2022-10-30

Unique ID

2022SG04-B11-0853

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