Having finsihed carving two elepit milk container, Nakiru decorates them by burning shapes into their sides with a metal file and perforates them with holes to attach carrying string.
Session
C002Rights owner
Samuel Frederick DerbyshireCultural group
TurkanaParticipants
Margaret Nakiru LopwenyaCountry
KenyaPlace
Morusipo, TurkanaItem/object
milk container (elepit)Techniques of production
Burned, PerforatedMaterials
Wood-commiphora (Commiphora boviniana)Materials alt
edweiteCultural context/event
General productionSocial group setting
Craftspeople working togetherLocation
HomeTemporality
This is the penultimate stage in a process of production that usually takes several weeks, or even months to complete.Date of creation
2020-02-21Unique ID
2019LG02-C002-0127
