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Torch

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Bundles of twigs cut by old men from the "Mithatha" tree and used by them as a torch for smoking out bees when they go to obtain honey from the beehives. Made from that tree as the twigs smoulder and they last a very long time.

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  • Title: Torch
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Torch
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Wood
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Gichinga
  • Community: Embu- Mthara Clan
  • Collection Date: 1969-11-29
  • Collected By: Peter Nzuki
National Museums of Kenya

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