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Waist belt

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Waist Belt made of strings of red, white, blue, green beads and is worn around the waist. The other belt of white, red and blue beads encircling a core of material is worn by young women. The beads are threaded onto a thread made from makuyu(fig) fiber.

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  • Title: Waist belt
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Beads
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Ciuma wa kiundu
  • Community: Mberre
  • Collection Date: 1969-05-30
  • Collected By: Peter Nzuki
National Museums of Kenya

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