Ewar walks into the Morusipo hill range with colleagues to seek out an elim tree. Having found one, he finds an appropriate branch and cuts it off, commencing the constrution of an ekichielong headrest/stool. After an initial failed attempt, due to a crack in the first piece of wood selected, and with some assistance from a visiting friend, he crafts a second piece into the rough form of an ekichielong, ready to be refined over the days ahead.
Session
C003Rights owner
Samuel Frederick DerbyshireCultural group
TurkanaParticipants
Ewar Emeri Kulany, Lodunga Piteit Lomosia, Loura Echuman Ekaale, Ekori Akwarangimoe LomanatCountry
KenyaPlace
Morusipo, TurkanaItem/object
Headrest/stool (ekichielong)Techniques of production
Cut-chip-cut, Cut-cutMaterials
Wood-persimmon (Diospyros scabra)Materials alt
ElimCultural context/event
Resource collectionSocial group setting
Craftspeople working togetherLocation
BushTemporality
The form of ekichielong made by Ewar on this occasion is more or less ubiquitous across Turkana. In the deeper past, other forms of ekichielong were made, such as those reffered to as emakuk and aporokocho. Neither of these two past forms of headrest/stool are common today.Date of creation
2020-03-01Unique ID
2019LG02-C003-0308
