2019SG03-0114.tif (54.36 MB)

Tying grass

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posted on 2022-06-15, 14:22 authored by Sam Lunn-Rockliffe, Joseph Kimutai Cheptorus

Grass collected from the Elgeyo escarpment is prepared on the ground ready to tie around the beehive.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

Arcadia Fund

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History

Session

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Rights owner

Campbell Martin

Cultural group

Sengwer; Marakwet

Participants

Richard Murkomen Komen, Jacob Changeony komen

Country

Kenya

Place

Embobut forest

Materials

Plant-grass

Materials alt

Solion (Sengwer/Marakwet)

Cultural context/event

Production of beehive

Social group setting

Peers

Location

Kapsaniak, Koropkwen glade

Date of creation

2019-09-21

Unique ID

2019SG03-0114