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Shaping the stern post

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:48 authored by Zeeshan A ShaikhZeeshan A Shaikh
Assisted by his father, Panchanan, boat builder Manimohan Mondal rough-shapes the stern post from a log of neem using an axe and adze; later brother Dilip, assisted by Dipak fairs the timber to the desired shape.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Zeeshan Alli Shaikh

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Date of creation

2022-10-11

Unique ID

2022SG04-B05-1352

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    chhotkeelstem postaxeadze boatbuilding

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