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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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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