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Earrings

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Earrings of beads strung on wire and with a pearl button for decoration. It is worn by girls of about 7-8 years until their marriage. Similar, but larger and without projections, are worn by married women. The earrings are worn from a hole at the top of the helix of the ear.

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  • Title: Earrings
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Earrings
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Beads, Wire
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Iltiriangani
  • Community: Samburu
  • Collection Date: 1971-04-10
  • Collected By: E.J.Brown
National Museums of Kenya

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