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Milking Container

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This leather container is made of giraffe hide. The hide is scraped and stitched together while still wet. It is then filled with sand and left to dry (the sand inside gives it shape). It is used when milking animals and storing milk.

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  • Title: Milking Container
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Milking Container
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Giraffe Hide
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Okole
  • Community: Boran
  • Collection Date: 1969
  • Collected By: E.J.B
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