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Gift

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a gift given to an identified suitor by a young girl as a sign of booking. The identified young man is then expected to kill a fierce animal, whose piece of skin he attaches to the gift. It is made of leather, buttons, beads and cowrie shells.

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  • Title: Gift
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Gift
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Leather bottom, beads, cowrie shell
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Atelo
  • Community: Pokot
  • Collection Date: 2001-05-22
  • Collected By: Dennis Opindo
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