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Cape

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Large cape made of 33 hyrax skins sewn together in three rows of two skins. Made by women and girls. Worn by men, women, premorans and morans when they go to the forest. Girls dont wear them. They were used in place of sheets and blankets.

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  • Title: Cape
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Cape
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Hide
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Aguriet op Nderit
  • Community: Ogiek (Dorobo)
  • Collection Date: 1970-02-02
  • Collected By: Rod Blackburn
National Museums of Kenya

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