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Station mark on the keel

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by Zeeshan A ShaikhZeeshan A Shaikh
A chalk mark, made permanent with a carved 'X' marks one of the seven datum points the builders make along the keel for use during the build.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Zeeshan Alli Shaikh

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-14

Unique ID

2022SG04-B05-0315

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    boatbuildingchhotkeeldatum

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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