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posted on 2022-10-18, 16:52 authored by Sam Lunn-Rockliffe, Joseph Kimutai Cheptorus
Located at lower elvations on the slopes of the Elgeyo escarpment, long lengths of grass are cut that will be used to cover the beehive and keep the bees warm.

History

Rights owner

Samuel Lunn-Rockliffe

Cultural group

Sengwer; Marakwet

Participants

Richard Murkomen Komen, Jacob Changeony komen, Amos Ruto kibor, Joseph Kimutai Cheptorus

Country

Kenya

Place

Elgeyo escarpment

Techniques of production

Cut-cut

Materials

Plant-grass

Materials alt

Solion (Sengwer/Marakwet

Cultural context/event

Production of beehive

Social group setting

Peers

Location

Elgeyo escarpment

Date of creation

2019-09-19

Unique ID

2019SG03-0016

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    cuttinggrasssickleElgeyo escarpment

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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