Kikuyu woman eating maize porridge. A Kikuyu woman sits on the ground eating a meal of maize porridge from a hollowed-out gourd. Her head is shaven, indicating her status as a married woman, and she wears masses of hooped earrings. South Nyeri, Kenya, 1936. Nyeri, Central (Kenya), Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
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Kikuyu woman eating maize porridge. A Kikuyu woman sits on the ground eating a meal of maize porridge from a hollowed-out gourd. Her head is shaven, indicating her status as a married woman, and she wears masses of hooped earrings. South Nyeri, Kenya, 1936. Nyeri, Central (Kenya), Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.

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Food Jewellery People Female Gourd Eating Domestic life Food and drink Domestic life Daily life Dress and adornment Hairstyles and headgear Dress and adornment Traditional non-Western Dress and adornment Jewellery and ornament Dress and adornment Women's Nyeri Central (Kenya) Kenya Eastern Africa Africa

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