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Filter straw
1969
National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
A long narrow stick with plant filter tied at its mouth. The straw is used for drinking palm wine from doum palm(mkoma). It is believed that the idea of making such a straw by the buu tribe is imitated from the giriama men.
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Details
- Title: Filter straw
- Date Created: 1969
- Location: Kenya
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Stick
- Photographer: Gibsphotography
- Local Name: Mridsa
- Community: Pokomo
- Collection Date: 1970-05-06
- Collected By: R.Bunges
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