Carving a Traditional Piroque

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At the close of the movie night at Ouakam Peche, as people were departing, I was engaged by a boat builder who invited me to film the carving of a traditional piroque. He would begin the next day, Sunday, and continue for several days.

Randi and I spent much of Sunday on the plage observing the work, as a wood blank (from the fromage tree, found in the Casamance) was shaped into what would become the base of a piroque.

For the video, see clip1, clip2, clip3, clip4, clip5, & clip6.