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Measuring a keel timber

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builder Amol Mondal uses a marsh reed cut to 1 cubit in length to measure the length of a keel timber.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Rights owner

Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-11

Unique ID

2022SG04-B05-0212

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    boatbuildingchhotkeellaying keel

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