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Presenting a sheer-strake (dari) timber for stapling

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builder Manimohan Mondal applies a windlass to bind the end of a port sheer-strake (dari) timber to the stern post ahead of stapling.

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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

2022-10-29

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-0727

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    Hullsheer strakewindlasssternstaple

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