Having refined their shapes, Nakiru and Nasekon continue working on the bodies of two milk container. Nasekon punctures holes around the rim of an akurum, for attaching the hide component later (which she measures). Nakiru continues scraping the interior of an apangach with a perforated metal scraper. Nasekon then repairs holes in an elepit container using a mixture of ash and goat blood.
Session
C002Rights owner
Samuel Frederick DerbyshireCultural group
TurkanaParticipants
Margaret Nakiru Lopwenya , Nasekon Ekaale Louren, Ayapan LouraCountry
KenyaPlace
Morusipo, TurkanaItem/object
milk container (akurum)Techniques of production
Scraped, PerforatedMaterials
Wood-commiphora (Commiphora schimperi), Ekuron, Ngakot, Ash, BloodMaterials alt
ekwangoromCultural context/event
General productionSocial group setting
Craftsperson at work aloneLocation
HomeTemporality
This is a single stage in a process of production that usually takes several weeks, or even months to complete.Date of creation
2020-02-23Unique ID
2019LG02-C002-0164
