Group of broom makers making broom

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posted on 2025-03-26, 15:20 authored by Akpobome Diffre-Odiete

Ruth Abeyomare and Ememerhaghwara Eyakenaoma, local craftspersons, scrapping off leaves from the stalk of a palm leaf to have a broom stick

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

A01

Rights owner

Akpobome Diffre-Odiete

Title alt

Ihwo buebu e phoro eghan

Description alt

Ihwo buebu e phoro eghan

Cultural group

Urhobo

Participants

Ruth Akpobome Abeyomare

Country

Nigeria

Place

Eghwu, Delta Region

Item/object

Flax plant

Techniques of production

Scraped

Materials

Leaf-oil palm leaf

Materials alt

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Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Craftsperson(s)-work

Date of creation

2019-10-14

Unique ID

2019SG01-A01-0056