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Beer Mug

1967

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

It is a wooden beer goblet with a handle underneath it about four inches on the end of which is something to hang it up by. Made by men and they make their own and used entirely by men for any sort of pombe (Beer). The goblets are decorated with strips of old aluminium cooking pot where the aluminium points are hammered in. It is also used at weddings where the old men drink from it.

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  • Title: Beer Mug
  • Date Created: 1967
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Beer Mug
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Wood
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Kibit Mibor
  • Community: Marakwet
  • Collection Date: 1969-08-01
  • Collected By: Jean Brown
National Museums of Kenya

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