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Fitting a garboard plank

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
With a garboard plank held in place by three tied-off levers, boat builder Dipak Mondal (L) applies the staples that will keep it in place, as Dilip Mondal (R) looks on.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-15

Unique ID

2022SG04-B06-0383

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    chhotgarboard plankkeelleverstapling

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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