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Milk gourd

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This milk gourd with leather straps and decorated with cowrie shells was made and used to store sour or fresh milk by women.

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  • Title: Milk gourd
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Gourd, Cowrie shell, Leather
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Community: Maasai
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