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Earrings

1948

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

These earrings are made from 2 folded leather straps covered with beadwork and connected by about 10 thin chains. They are made by married women to be worn by them at ceremonies i.e marriages. To wear the earrings, women hang the leather straps onto their pierced ears and lay the chain on their chests.

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  • Title: Earrings
  • Date Created: 1948
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Earrings
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Cowhide, Beads, Chain
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Community: Kipsigis
  • Collection Date: 1970-10-22
  • Collected By: Peter Nzuki
National Museums of Kenya

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