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posted on 2024-11-20, 18:01 authored by Alfredo González-RuibalAlfredo González-Ruibal, Alvaro MinguitoAlvaro Minguito
Valve of river mollusc (Mutela sp.), used for smoothing the surface of pots during pottery-making. Interior view

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

D02

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Cultural group

Opo

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Akula, Gambela

Materials

Animal-mollusc valve

Cultural context/event

Domestic

Social group setting

Women

Location

Compound

Date of creation

2021-08-07

Unique ID

2019LG07-D02-0862

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    Opomolluscpotterysmoothing

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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