Headband

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

The headbands are strands of red,white,blue,orange and green beads with leather spacers and a large pearl button to hang as a pendant on the forehead. It is made and worn by young married women before the birth of their first baby and by uncircumcised girls.

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Title: Headband
Location: Kenya
Type: Headbands
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Beads, Buttons
Photographer: GibsPhotography
Local Name: Saene Legwe
Community: Rendille
Collection Date: 1969-11-25
Collected By: Bob Drews

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