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Feeding Bowl

1948/1960

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Feeding bowl made by old men from "Marsian" wood. The trunk of the tree (Marsian wood) is felled and chopped by using traditional axe and a curved knife is used to scope it. Used by women to feed their children of between the years of one and five. Children feeding bowls vary according to the ages of the children eg children between the ages of one and three years use the smaller ones and above use the larger ones. Nowadays this bowl is not used for they have being replaced by foreign cups.

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  • Title: Feeding Bowl
  • Date Created: 1948/1960
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Feeding Bowl
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Wood
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Kotub
  • Community: Endo
  • Collection Date: 1978-04-22
  • Collected By: J. kasagam
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