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Skin Container

1930

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This leather container is made using an awl and knife. The hde is cut with a knife while still wet, pierced with an awl and stitched together with cow's sinews. It was made and used by Arap Koris for collecting honey from the forest.

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  • Title: Skin Container
  • Date Created: 1930
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Skin Container
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Hide
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Togel
  • Community: Marakwet
  • Collection Date: 1978-05-18
  • Collected By: J. Kasagam and K.Cheptum
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