posted on 2023-11-30, 18:55authored byJoseph Ekidor Nami
Ewar continues crafting an ekichielong at the homestead of Loura as Loura and Ekori craft spear shafts using wood collected from the same tree. Having finished crafting its rough form, he packs it with animal fat.
Wood-persimmon (Diospyros scabra), Akimet a ekal, Animal-camel fat
Materials alt
Elim
Cultural context/event
General production
Social group setting
Craftspeople working together
Location
Home
Temporality
The form of ekichielong made by Ewar on this occasion is more or less ubiquitous across Turkana today. In the deeper past, other forms of ekichielong were made, such as those reffered to as emakuk and aporokocho in contemporary times. Neither of these two past forms of headrest/stool are common today.