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Snuff containers
National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
These snuff containers are made from small wild gourd which grow on the hills. Men collect the gourds and used by everyone to store snuff except the children. One has orange and blue beads strung on nylon fish line so that the container can be worn around the neck.
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Details
- Title: Snuff containers
- Location: Kenya
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Gourds
- Photographer: GibsPhotography
- Local Name: Ilkedong
- Community: El Molo
- Collection Date: 1971
- Collected By: E.J.Brown
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