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posted on 2024-07-11, 10:07 authored by Munyaradzi Elton SagiyaMunyaradzi Elton Sagiya
Henry Mugabe demostrating the fire-setting quarrying process. The demostrating the process of granite quarrying using the traditional fire setting technique. The demostration was undertaken about 40m west of his homestead in Gwenhe village (6km south-west of Great Zimbabwe).

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

F02

Rights owner

Munyaradzi Elton Sagiya

Cultural group

Mugabe (Duma) clan

Participants

Henry Mugabe , Munyaradzi Innocent Mashamaire

Country

Zimbabwe

Place

Gwenhe Village , Masvingo

Item/object

Fieldwork

Cultural context/event

Material culture documentation

Location

Home

Intent

Demostration

Date of creation

2022-10-15

Unique ID

2020SG08-F02-0311

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

    Categories

    Keywords

    Indigenous skills and techniques

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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