Belt

A Kikuyu beaded leather belt that was said to have been re-used by boy scouts. Kenya’s first prime minister and later president Jomo Kenyatta, took the Kikuyu word and adopted it as his surname.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
10/2010/9
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Clothing and accessories
Material
glassorganic fibreironanimal hide
Common Name
belt
Simple Name
belt
Production Country
Kenya
Production Year High
1973

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belt (kenyatta)