Wedding stick

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This wedding stick is made from a thick piece of rhinoceros hide and the half is covered with small strips of goatskin tanned brown. Made by single men to use for beating their wives during their marriage ceremony to symbolise submission.

Details

Title: Wedding stick
Location: Kenya
Type: Wedding stick
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Beads & Seeds
Photographer: GibsPhotography
Local Name: Jathatl
Community: Somali
Collection Date: 1969-08
Collected By: Peter Nzuki

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