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Timbers delivered to the chhot build site

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:52 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Timbers of babla (Vachellia nilotica/gum Arabic tree) wood for framing (foreground left) and planking (right) are arranged around the chhot build.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-22

Unique ID

2022SG04-B01-0115

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    boatbuildingwoodchhot

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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