Having spent weeks crafting akurum and apangach milk container, Nasekon, Nakiru and Akure decorate them. After applying the red and black pigments, the women cover the vessels in a layer of camel fat and burnish them with smooth stones.
Session
C002Rights owner
Samuel Frederick DerbyshireCultural group
TurkanaParticipants
Margaret Nakiru Lopwenya , Alice AkureCountry
KenyaPlace
Morusipo, TurkanaItem/object
milk container (apangach and akurum)Techniques of production
Scraped, PaintedMaterials
Ochre, Ngachin a ekal, Akimet a ekal, Animal-camel dung, Animal-camel fatMaterials alt
EmunyenCultural 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 red ochre used on this day was collected several days previously. Families often keep a supply of red ochre at home for use on such occasions, and for bodily decoration (particularly of young girls and women).Date of creation
2020-02-27Unique ID
2019LG02-C002-0273
