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Changing Tool blade

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posted on 2022-10-18, 16:57 authored by Sam Lunn-Rockliffe, Joseph Kimutai Cheptorus
An axe blade is removed from the handle and hafted onto a long stick.

History

Session

EMKP2019SG03-0064 EMKP2019SG03-0065 EMKP2019SG03-0066 EMKP2019SG03-0067 EMKP2019SG03-0068

Rights owner

Samuel Lunn-Rockliffe

Cultural group

Sengwer; Marakwet

Participants

Richard Murkomen Komen, Jacob Changeony komen, Amos Ruto kibor

Country

Kenya

Place

Embobut forest

Item/object

Axe

Techniques of production

Woven-twined

Materials

Metal-steel

Cultural context/event

Production of beehive

Social group setting

Peers

Location

Kapsaniak, Koropkwen glade

Date of creation

2019-09-17

Unique ID

2019SG03-0008

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