Having spent weeks crafting and then decorating akurum and apangach milk container, Nasekon, Nakiru and Akure construct the hide components of the vessels, working together to cut and weave strips of goat hide around them.
Session
C002Rights owner
Samuel Frederick DerbyshireCultural group
TurkanaParticipants
Margaret Nakiru LopwenyaCountry
KenyaPlace
Morusipo, TurkanaItem/object
milk container (apangach and akurum)Techniques of production
Cut-cut, PlaitedMaterials
Eleu a akine, Skin-goat skinCultural context/event
General productionSocial group setting
Craftspeople working togetherLocation
HomeTemporality
This is the final stage in a process of production that usually takes several weeks, or even months to complete. The goat hide used on this day had been soaked over night.Date of creation
2020-02-28Unique ID
2019LG02-C002-0296
