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Coconut Shell

1960

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a tool of coconut shell for smoothing the inside of pottery. Made by a potter woman at Bura named Mrs Elena Mshai. She digs clay from "Sanga"hill, a part of it is form Taita Hills. She could not use metal tools at all. She learned to make pots from her mother.

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  • Title: Coconut Shell
  • Date Created: 1960
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Coconut Shell
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Coconut Shell
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Kiwazi
  • Community: Dabida (Taita)
  • Collection Date: 1970-01-13
  • Collected By: Peter Nzuki
National Museums of Kenya

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