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Presenting an eighth-strake port plank for fixing

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builders Manimohan (inboard) and Amol (outboard) Mondal pause, having presented an eighth-strake plank in the port stern quarter for spling and fixing. Behind, brother Dilip cuts the end of a starboard-side plank as part of making a scarf joint.

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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

2022-10-24

Unique ID

2022SG04-B07-0535

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