Having finished carving the atubwa bowl, Nakiru burns decorative patterns into it. The hole that has emerged will later be filled with a mixture of ash and blood.
Funding
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
History
Session
C012
Rights owner
Samuel Frederick Derbyshire
Cultural group
Turkana
Participants
Margaret Nakiru Lopwenya
Country
Kenya
Place
Moru Sipo, Turkana
Item/object
Atubwa bowl
Techniques of production
Burned
Materials alt
Ekuruchanait
Social group setting
Craftsperson at work alone
Location
Home
Temporality
Work continues throughout the late morning and early afternoon.