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Cape

1967

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

A square shaped cape about 2.5 square feet made from skin of a female bushbuck. It was made by a girl Serergo, when she wa eighteen years old. Such capes are made by women and girls who dry the skin and sew it together. It is mostly worn by men and occasionally by women. Morans(warriors) and pre-morans wear them when they go to the forest.

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  • Title: Cape
  • Date Created: 1967
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Bushbuck hide
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Aguriek top poinik
  • Community: Dorobo(Ogiek)
  • Collection Date: 1969-05-26
  • Collected By: Rod Blackburn
National Museums of Kenya

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