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Porridge calabash
National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
The gourd was cut into two halves by a married man using a Kahiu (Knife). The calabash was used at home by everybody as an eating vessel. After eating porridge (Ucuru), for example, it was cleaned with water and left to dry in the sun.
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Details
- Title: Porridge calabash
- Location: Kenya
- Type: Half Porridge Gourd
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Gourd
- Photographer: Gibsphotography
- Local Name: Kiihuri
- Community: Kikuyu
- Collection Date: 1969-02-11
- Collected By: Samuel Munyambu
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