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Preparing the fire trench for lighting

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Boat builder Panchanan Mondal spreads dried sawdust along the fire trench as fuel for the timber-bending process

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-28

Unique ID

2022SG04-B02-0170

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    boatbuildingchhottimber bendingheat bendingfire

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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