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Preparing the preservative gaub coating

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:49 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Caulker Ranjan Nayek uses a hammer to crush the fruit of a gaub tree (Diospyros malabarica). The crushed fruit will be put with water in the earthernware jar, left.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-26

Unique ID

2022SG04-B13-1041

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