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6039 Wrist Knife, Samburu, Northern Kenya

Posted by Ann Porteus on September 26, 2011 at 6:14am
6039 Wrist Knife, Samburu, Northern Kenya
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Tags: Africa, Bracelet, Kenya, Samburu
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  • Eva Baby September 26, 2011 at 3:12pm
    very interesting, and great to learn !
  • Ann Porteus September 26, 2011 at 11:40pm
    These knives are worn by young initiates. They remove the leather edge guard then spar and fight with the bracelets and ring knives. They do cut each other in their endeavors to show their strength and power!
    From memory I think the ceremony is described in Angela Fischer and Carol Beckworth's book Africa Adorned
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