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Marking reference points along the keel-post structure

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Boat builders Manimohan (L) and Amol (R) use a string to mark out reference points along the keel-post structure. The string was run along the inboard face of the structure, from stem head to stern head, and folded to one eighth of its length to establish the distance between reference points.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-13

Unique ID

2022SG04-B05-0290

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