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Bead headband made of five strings of beads worn around the head and five over the top of the head.The beads are threaded on muamba(baobab) fiber thread to form a squares and the spacers of green wool. The headband is made and worn by women and girls when dancing.
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Details
- Title: Headband
- Location: Kenya
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Beads
- Photographer: Gibsphotography
- Local Name: Kinyatta kia mutwe
- Community: Kamba
- Collection Date: 1971-12-01
- Collected By: Jean Brown
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