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Anklet

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

A pair of black and white colobus monkey skin anklets consisting of two rows of blue, orange, yellow and white beads around the top edge. The colobus(koroit) is caught and killed by morani who uses the skin to make the anklets and wears them at dance.

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  • Title: Anklet
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Beads & Monkey skin
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Parait
  • Community: Tugen
  • Collection Date: 1971-10-11
  • Collected By: Jean Bown
National Museums of Kenya

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