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The domestic space of the compound or pätärje

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posted on 2024-11-20, 18:02 authored by Alfredo González-RuibalAlfredo González-Ruibal, Alvaro MinguitoAlvaro Minguito
View inside a ku opo showing the bed with a sack of grain and agricultural tools stored under it on the left, the plastic containers with brewing beer in the background, and the grinding stone (phaotoma) in the foreground.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

D08

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

The interior of a main hut or ku opo

Cultural group

Opo

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Akula, Gambela

Cultural context/event

Building

Social group setting

Family

Location

Compound

Date of creation

2021-08-05

Unique ID

2019LG07-D08-1024

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

    Categories

    Keywords

    Opoexternalized housearchitecturespatial organisationdomestic artefacts

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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