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Post Circumcision Ornament
1950
National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
This is a headband of cowrie shells sewn onto a fibre band. It is part of a set of ornaments worn by girls when they have been circumcised. They are made by the girls themselves, to indicate that they are "ready to go ahead with men".
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Details
- Title: Post Circumcision Ornament
- Date Created: 1950
- Location: Kenya
- Type: Post Circumcision Ornament
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Cowrie shell, Fibre
- Photographer: Gibsphotography
- Local Name: Maria ya Maghu
- Community: Taveta
- Collection Date: 1970-01-15
- Collected By: Peter Nzuki
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