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Informants collecting palm tree leaves for brrom making

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posted on 2025-03-26, 15:20 authored by Akpobome Diffre-Odiete
Godsgift Ekavwo, fronds collector and other informants (Julie Onagba, Ruth Abeyomare and Ogheneruemu Cousin) gathering the palm fronds and removing the leaves with stalks for the broom making

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

A01

Rights owner

Akpobome Diffre-Odiete

Title alt

Ihwo reyo ebe orie e che vwo ru eghan

Description alt

Ihwo reyo ebe orie e che vwo ru eghan

Cultural group

Urhobo

Participants

Ogheneruemu Cousin

Country

Nigeria

Place

Eghwu, Delta Region

Item/object

Flax plant

Techniques of production

Scraped

Cultural context/event

Resource collection

Social group setting

Craftsperson(s)-work

Date of creation

2019-10-14

Unique ID

2019SG01-A01-0048