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Stick

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a stick used by uncircumcised boys hit together in a dance called muthuu. The stick is curved by the fathers of the boys. It must be made from wood that when hit together is able to produce the loudest noise often muiri wood is used.

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  • Title: Stick
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Wood
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Ngomakomi
  • Community: Kikuyu
  • Collected By: Samuel Munyambu
National Museums of Kenya

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