Having spent weeks carving and scraping their bodies, hollowing them out and smoothing their outer surfaces, Nakiru, Nasekon and Akure begin work constructing the hide components of several akurum and apangach milk container. They use cow hide, strips of palm and leather string.
Session
C002Rights owner
Samuel Frederick DerbyshireCultural group
TurkanaParticipants
Nasekon Ekaale Louren, Margaret Nakiru Lopwenya , Alice AkureCountry
KenyaPlace
Morusipo, TurkanaItem/object
milk container (apangach and akurum)Techniques of production
Sewn, Cut-cut, ScrapedMaterials
Wood-commiphora (Commiphora schimperi), Eleu a aite, Engol, Skin-cow skin, Leaf - doum palm leafMaterials alt
ekwangoromCultural context/event
General productionSocial group setting
Craftspeople working togetherLocation
HomeTemporality
This is a single stage in a process of production that usually takes several weeks, or even months to complete. The hide used on this day had been buried overnight to make it supple.Date of creation
2020-02-24Unique ID
2019LG02-C002-0220
