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Post Circumcision Ornament
1950
National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
These are ornaments which are part of a set consisting of headband, armband and leg band worn by girls when they have been circumcised. They are made by the girls themselves , to indicate that they are "ready to go with men".
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Details
- Title: Post Circumcision Ornament
- Date Created: 1950
- Location: Kenya
- Type: Post Circumcision Ornament
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Cowrie shell, Fibre
- Photographer: Gibsphotography
- Local Name: Maria ya Maghu
- Community: Taveta
- Collection Date: 1970-01-15
- Collected By: Peter Nzuki
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