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Tobacco container

1968

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

The tobacco containers are made by endo elders from lomion tree and used for grinding tobacco into snuff. The wood of lomion wood is shaped with an adze and inside scooped with a curved knife often oiled when it gets dry to avoid cracking.

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  • Title: Tobacco container
  • Date Created: 1968
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Tobacco container
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Wood
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Lal
  • Community: Endo-Marakwet
  • Collection Date: 1980-03-08
  • Collected By: J.Kazagam and B.sizeland
National Museums of Kenya

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