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Strainer

1969

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

The basket strainer is made by a basket maker by alternating two grass stems through upright ribs of star grass stems. The rim is made thicker and wrapped with bark rope and more grass stems and turned slightly outwards. They are used by women for straining beer.

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  • Title: Strainer
  • Date Created: 1969
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Strainer
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Reeds
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Egeitinyerd
  • Community: Gusii
  • Collection Date: 1969-04-09
  • Collected By: E.Ongesa
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