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Beer straw

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This beer straw without a sieve was made by a young man called Nyaundi. It is cut with an axe(panga) and hollowed with a wire. It is used for drinking beer from a communal pot by old men. Beer tubes are also common among the Kalenjin, Luo and Abaluyia.

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  • Title: Beer straw
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Iron, Wood
  • Photographer: Gibs Photography
  • Community: Endo
  • Collection Date: 1976-03-20
  • Collected By: A.Cheptum
National Museums of Kenya

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