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Nakiru and Akure making an atubwa bowl, an ebur oil/fat container and an akaloboch wooden spoon

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posted on 2023-11-30, 18:56 authored by Samuel DerbyshireSamuel Derbyshire
Nakiru uncovers the half made atubwa, which she had buried to keep moist. She continues the work of chiselling and cutting out the inside, using a variety of tools. Akure helps when she gets tired. At the end of the day's work, Nakiru applies camel fat to the object to keep it moist.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

C012

Rights owner

Samuel Frederick Derbyshire

Cultural group

Turkana

Participants

Margaret Nakiru Lopwenya , Alice Akure

Country

Kenya

Place

Moru Sipo, Turkana

Item/object

Atubwa bowl

Techniques of production

Chiselled

Materials alt

Ekuruchanait

Social group setting

Craftspeople working together

Location

Home

Temporality

Work continues on the objects all day, from mid morning to dusk.

Date of creation

2021-07-13

Unique ID

2019LG02-C012-0814

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