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Erecting beehive

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posted on 2022-06-15, 14:22 authored by Sam Lunn-Rockliffe, Joseph Kimutai Cheptorus
The beehive and bark are tied securly in place on a prepared frame in the tree. vines are used for ropes to securly bind it to the tree.

History

Session

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Rights owner

Campbell Martin

Cultural group

Sengwer; Marakwet

Participants

Richard Murkomen Komen, Amos Ruto kibor

Country

Kenya

Place

Embobut forest

Item/object

Beehive

Materials

vine (Mikaniopsis bambuseti) ,bark-forest dombeya, bark-forest dombeya

Materials alt

Cheptekaa (Sengwer/Marakwet), Borowo (Sengwer/Marakwet)

Cultural context/event

Production of beehive

Social group setting

Peers

Location

Kapsaniak, Koropkwen glade

Date of creation

2019-09-21

Unique ID

2019SG03-0133

Usage metrics

    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    beehiveliftingtying

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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