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Necklace

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a small blue and white beads with one or two red and orange ones, two cowries and a ground down conns shell end strung on two strings of sinew thread. It is made by old women and worn by both older men and women.

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  • Title: Necklace
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Necklace
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Beads
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Mugathi wa kinyatta
  • Community: Kikuyu
  • Collection Date: 1969-02-11
  • Collected By: E.J.Brown
National Museums of Kenya

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