Bead belt

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Bead belt made by Asekon women at Morulem. The belt is worn all the time a round their waist to hold up aprons. The leather is cow skin and the beads are from a local shop at Loher.

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Title: Bead belt
Location: Kenya
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Beads & Hide
Photographer: Gibsphotography
Local Name: Aruba
Community: Turkana
Collection Date: 1970-05-28
Collected By: M.D.Gwynne

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