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Manoeuvring the chhot boat in the creek

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:48 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
With villagers on board, the punters push the chhot boat away from the creek bank using bamboo poles. boat builders Panchanan (L) and Dipak (R) Mondal operate the steering oar. Researcher Zeeshan Shaikh takes photographs.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-11-10

Unique ID

2022SG04-S01-1317

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    chhotstabilitypolecreekwater

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