The timber-bending frame

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya

The frame built by the Mondal family boat builders to bend heated planks into curvatures required for the chhot build. Keel timbers and garboard planks can be seen in the frame.

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

2022-10-12

Unique ID

2022SG04-B02-0136

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Keywords

boatbuilding chhot timber bending keel garboard

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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