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Carving the stem post into shape

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:48 authored by Zeeshan A ShaikhZeeshan A Shaikh
Boat builder Amol Mondal uses a hammer and chisel to carve the stem post and sheer strake timbers into their final shape.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Zeeshan Alli Shaikh

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Date of creation

2022-10-12

Unique ID

2022SG04-B05-1351

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    chhotkeelstem postsheer strakeboatbuilding

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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