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Necklaces

1931

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Three necklaces made of white and a few red beads bought from a shop and made by girls and women. The beads are threaded on a thread wound by fiber from the roots of murungua tree which the women dug up. It is worn by grown-up girls and women for a particular dance called mwari-ngonda. It was never sold in the market but if another woman requested for it, the owner may just sell it for some money in exchange.

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  • Title: Necklaces
  • Date Created: 1931
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Beads
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Marenge
  • Community: Dabida(Taita)
  • Collection Date: 1970-01-17
  • Collected By: Peter Nzuki
National Museums of Kenya

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