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Belt

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Belt consisting of iron tube beads strung on a thread. The beads are made by a blacksmith and thread is fiber from the ihano tree made by women. It is worn by boys during their circumcision ceremony and made for them by their mothers'. The belt is worn for thirty days when the boys also carry a special curved bows or blunt arrows. After this, they will be put aside by the mothers and used during the circumcision of their younger sons.

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  • Title: Belt
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Iron
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Mtumunya
  • Community: Taveta
  • Collection Date: 1970-01-16
  • Collected By: Peter Nzuki
National Museums of Kenya

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