Having collected wood from the Morusipo hill range, and hewn out the basic shapes of apangach, elepit and akurum milk container, Nakiru and Akure continue scraping and carving at home. They are joined by Akwee, who is carving an atubwa bowl.
Session
C002Rights owner
Samuel Frederick DerbyshireCultural group
TurkanaParticipants
Margaret Nakiru Lopwenya , Alice Akure, Akwee Ekomolo AkelerioCountry
KenyaPlace
Morusipo, TurkanaItem/object
milk container (apangach, akurum and elepit), bowl (atubwa)Techniques of production
Scraped, CarvedMaterials
Wood-commiphora (Commiphora boviniana), ekwangorom, Wood-commiphora (Commiphora schimperi)Materials alt
edweiteCultural context/event
General productionSocial group setting
Craftspeople working togetherLocation
HomeTemporality
Work begins mid morning and continues until dusk. This is a single stage in a process of production that usually takes several weeks, or even months to complete.Date of creation
2020-02-21Unique ID
2019LG02-C002-0100
