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posted on 2024-11-20, 18:02 authored by Alfredo González-RuibalAlfredo González-Ruibal, Alvaro MinguitoAlvaro Minguito
A Chabu man finishes braiding a long vine fibre (konko) with which he weaves the warp and weft of a carrying basket (kante) on a structure of three crossed tree branches (qonda) tied to another circular branch that forms the rim.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

E05

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

Production of kante

Cultural group

Chabu

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Gobul, Gambela

Item/object

Kante

Materials

Fibre-vine fibre, Wood

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Individual producer

Location

Compound

Date of creation

2021-08-13

Unique ID

2019LG07-E05-1198

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

    Categories

    Keywords

    Chabubasketcarryinggatheringkante

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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