Nakiru uncovers the half made atubwa, which she had buried to keep moist. She continues the work of chiselling and cutting out the inside, using a variety of tools. Akure helps when she gets tired. At the end of the day's work, Nakiru applies camel fat to the object to keep it moist.
Funding
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
History
Session
C012
Rights owner
Samuel Frederick Derbyshire
Cultural group
Turkana
Participants
Margaret Nakiru Lopwenya , Alice Akure, Ayapan Loura
Country
Kenya
Place
Moru Sipo, Turkana
Item/object
Atubwa bowl
Techniques of production
Cut-chip-cut, Chiselled, Applied-applied
Materials
Akimet a Ekal, Animal-camel fat
Materials alt
Ekuruchanait
Social group setting
Craftspeople working together
Location
Home
Temporality
Work continues on the objects all day, from mid morning to dusk.