Ruth Abeyomare and Ogheneruemu Cousin preparing flax plant stems for rope making

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

Ruth Abeyomare and Ogheneruemu Cousin scraping off the skin of the bark to collect the fibre.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

A01

Rights owner

Akpobome Diffre-Odiete

Title alt

Ihwo re wian owian re erho echavwo phoro imirhe re erho na

Description alt

Ihwo re wian owian re erho echavwo phoro imirhe re erho na

Cultural group

Urhobo

Participants

Ruth Akpobome Abeyomare

Country

Nigeria

Place

Eghwu, Delta Region

Item/object

Flax plant

Techniques of production

Scraped

Materials

Fibre-flax

Materials alt

Orhon

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Community

Date of creation

2019-10-07

Unique ID

2019SG01-A01-0011