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Milk gourd
1969
National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
The gourd is made by women for use by any family member to store smoked milk. The gourd is produced by the Maasai and sold to the Kipsigis. Beads are sewn onto cowhide which acts as a cap and a handle using strings made from sisal or strips of animal skin/muscles.
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Details
- Title: Milk gourd
- Date Created: 1969
- Location: Kenya
- Type: Milk Gourd
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Gourd
- Photographer: Gibsphotography
- Local Name: Sotet
- Community: Kipsigis
- Collection Date: 1970-10-22
- Collected By: Peter Nzuki
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