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Gourd

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Medicine man's gourd filled with tiny stones from the river. The medicine man shakes the gourd to consult the spirits in the presences of a person who's come to him for consultation. It is kept in the medicine man's hut next to a spear before leaving the hut one puts money next to it.

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  • Title: Gourd
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Gourd
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Gourd
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Amururot
  • Community: Teso
  • Collection Date: 1971-05
  • Collected By: S.Teso
National Museums of Kenya

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