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Milk Gourd

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a gourd with scratched design (Serut Triangular Design) having a goatskin thong and cowhide with beaded lid. Made by women and used by everybody for holding milk. Smoked with wood and cleaned with a stick with a cow tail on stick.

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  • Title: Milk Gourd
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Milk Gourd
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Gourd
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Mugee
  • Community: Tugen
  • Collection Date: 1971-10-11
  • Collected By: Jean Brown
National Museums of Kenya

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