Samia mask

Joy Adamson

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

An illustration of a Samia mask worn by men for dancing made of hide decorated with Erithrina seeds. The Headdress is made of colobus hair, bird skull, porcupine quill and a solanum fruit. A pig jaw is hang on the neck alongside ostrich egg shell beads.

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Details

Title: Samia mask
Creator: Joy Adamson
Location Created: Port Victoria, Kenya
Provenance: Preserved at the National Museums of Kenya Archives
Type: Painting
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Art Form: Painting
Depicted Person: Okabulo Maluwi
Depicted Topic: Music, Attire
Subtitle: Snapshots of Kenyan Communities
Community: Samia
Collection: Joy Adamson's Collection

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Joy Adamson Mask Watercolor painting