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Wet powdered glass ball

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posted on 2025-05-22, 11:17 authored by Abidemi Babatunde Babalola
Ball of moulded powered glass on a piece of wet cotton cloth. The ball was formed after the dry powered glass was washed with water to get rid the dirt in it. Only a clean piece of white cloth can be used for this purpose. Water in the white plastic bowl is needed when bead is being form. The wooden point in the bowl is used as perforator

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Abidemi Babatunde Babalola

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gilasi rogodo tutu

Description alt

gilasi rogodo lori aso tutu. A se gilasi rogodo leyin igbati a ti fo gilasi elbu pelu omi lati yo idoti.Aso funfun to mo nikan ni a o lo fun igbese yi. A nilo omi ninu abo ti a ba ti akun ban di odidi. Igi elenu sorogodo la ma fi se iho si

Cultural group

Yoruba

Participants

Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, Oladipo Agbogunleri, Kehinde Agbogunleri, Ayobami Samuel Diya

Country

Nigeria

Place

Ile-Ife, South west region

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Home

Date of creation

2021-04-28

Unique ID

2019LG01-0022

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