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Rack

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

A rack of three parallel sticks overlaid in the opposite direction by a mass of small parallel twigs. This is a house rack which have projecting sticks being pushed into the wall and lashed. It is made by women from "Kaparsanugh+"Adompyon" twigs and the fibre to bind them together comes the bark of a tree. Used by everybody but mainly women to hold possessions pots and pans etc. The large once are used for doors.

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  • Title: Rack
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Rack
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Sticks
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Akeru
  • Community: Pokot
  • Collection Date: 1974-08
National Museums of Kenya

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