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Storage gourd

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This gourd is made by men who cut it from the shamba (garden) and then remove the inner contents, It has a little hole with a wooden stopper for pouring out milk and the large hole is for removing big lumps of ghee which come out. The gourd is used for storage.

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  • Title: Storage gourd
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Storage gourd
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Gourd
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Kinyaa
  • Community: Kikuyu
  • Collection Date: 1971-10-19
  • Collected By: Jean Brown
National Museums of Kenya

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