Ruth Abeyomare and Ogheneruemu Cousin peeling the fibre from the scrapped stem of the flax plant

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posted on 2025-03-26, 15:20 authored by Akpobome Diffre-Odiete

Zoomed picture of Ruth Abeyomare and Ogheneruemu Cousin peeling off the bark to collect the fibre from the flax plant stems.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

A01

Rights owner

Akpobome Diffre-Odiete

Title alt

Ihwo re chavwo ufi phien ohoro re orho na

Description alt

Ihwo re chavwo ufi phien ohoro re orho na

Cultural group

Urhobo

Participants

Ruth Akpobome Abeyomare

Country

Nigeria

Place

Eghwu, Delta Region

Item/object

Flax plant

Techniques of production

Barked

Materials

Fibre-flax

Materials alt

Orhon

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Community

Date of creation

2019-10-07

Unique ID

2019SG01-A01-0013