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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 and Akure begin the day by binding camel hide to the ebur container, using strips of doum palm. They then cut and tie on the rest of the object's leatherwork. When finished, they leave the ebur and continue work carving the atubwa. Several holes have appeared which will need filling.

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

ebur oil/fat container, atubwa bowl

Techniques of production

Bound, Tied, Carved

Materials

Eleu a ekal, Angol, Skin-camel skin, Leaf - doum palm leaf

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

2021-07-31

Unique ID

2019LG02-C012-0818

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