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Turkana Woman

Joy Adamson

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

An illustration of a Turkana woman in beaded necklace and metallic earrings and lip plug

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Title: Turkana Woman
Creator: Joy Adamson
Location Created: Abero, Kenya
Provenance: Preserved at the National Museums of Kenya Archives
Type: Painting
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Art Form: Painting
Depicted Person: Akitala Lowui
Depicted Topic: Weaponry
Subtitle: Snapshots of Kenyan Communities
Community: Turkana
Collection: Joy Adamson's Collection

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