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Skin head ring
1958
National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Skin head ring made of skin of a slaughtered sheep and worn by older men during the week of circumcision ceremony of their children to indicate their children were being circumcised. It was never sold but can be borrowed by another family.
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Details
- Title: Skin head ring
- Date Created: 1958
- Location: Kenya
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Hide
- Photographer: GibsPhotography
- Local Name: Muge
- Community: Igembe
- Collection Date: 1971-04-04
- Collected By: Peter Nzuki
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