Several weeks after collecting the wood and beginning the crafting process, Ewar continues work on an ekichielong made from elim. Having finished scraping, and after burying a piece of goat skin for use the following day, he burns two holes in the ekichielong foot with a heated metal spike.
Session
C003Rights owner
Samuel Frederick DerbyshireCultural group
TurkanaParticipants
Ewar Emeri KulanyCountry
KenyaPlace
Morusipo, TurkanaItem/object
Headrest/stool (ekichielong)Techniques of production
BurnedMaterials
Wood-persimmon (Diospyros scabra)Materials alt
ElimCultural context/event
General productionSocial group setting
Craftsperson at work aloneLocation
HomeTemporality
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.Date of creation
2020-04-21Unique ID
2019LG02-C003-0345
