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Earrings

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a bead on a leather earring with zip fastened in three horizontal strips. It is made by married women and worn by them in each ear lobe. The beads are sewn on when the cowhide is stretched across a bow.

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  • Title: Earrings
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Earrings
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Beads,Leather
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Ichoni ongiya
  • Community: Njemps
  • Collection Date: 1971-10-10
  • Collected By: Jean Brown
National Museums of Kenya

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