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Rendile mother
Joy Adamson
National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
An illustration of a Rendile woman after bearing her first son. Her hair is molded with fat and ochre into this cocks comb which is kept in perfect condition until her son is circumcised or her husband dies.
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Details
- Title: Rendile mother
- Creator: Joy Adamson
- Location Created: Laisamis, Kenya
- Provenance: Preserved at the National Museums of Kenya Archives
- Type: Painting
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Watercolour on paper
- Art Form: Painting
- Depicted Person: Kure Korokole
- Depicted Topic: Jewellery, headgear
- Subtitle: Snapshots of Kenyan Communities
- Community: Rendille
- Collection: Joy Adamson's Collection
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