Sweep lashings and wedge

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:49 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya

View of the lashings fixing the wooden blade of a sweep to its bamboo handle. Note the additional timber 'wedge' to prevent rocking of the blade during rowing.

Funding

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

2022-11-05

Unique ID

2022SG04-B14-1081

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chhot sweep blade lashing wedge

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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