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Waist Band

1941

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Waist band made of Ostrich egg shell, the beads seeds of "Bureh" tree and the white beads on goat leather. The egg is broken into small pieces and a hole drilled with an arrow tip piece with an awl and round by rubbing each bead at a time with a stone. Made by girls or women who after they are married, they give it to their daughters. It is used any time by unmarried girls even during sleep.

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  • Title: Waist Band
  • Date Created: 1941
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Waist Band
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Ostrich Egg Shell
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Intore
  • Community: Rendille
National Museums of Kenya

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