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Belt

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a belt made of vertical dic dic toe bones separated by beads. Worn mostly by uncircumcised girls of between 5-6 years. Can also be worn by girls who have been circumcised but not yet married. Upon marriage, the belt is handed down to a younger sister or is kept by the girl for her own daughters.

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  • Title: Belt
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Belt
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Bone, Beads
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Koyosiron
  • Community: Pokot
  • Collection Date: 1974-08
  • Collected By: Jean Brown
National Museums of Kenya

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