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Epel smoothes the inside surface of the base of a pot with a piece of gourd. The pot rests on a metal bowl covered with a plant leaf, which Epel uses as a support for his modelling work.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

E04

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

Modelling a kare kondo pot

Cultural group

Chabu

Participants

Epel Werike

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Gobul, Gambela

Item/object

Kare kondo

Materials

Clay

Cultural context/event

Social gathering

Social group setting

Community

Location

Compound

Date of creation

2021-08-13

Unique ID

2019LG07-E04-1172