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Hide garment (Enchoriba)
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Hide garment (Enchoriba)

Label TextThis particular cloth is made out of calf skin. Style and patterns are different for women or elders. A selected leader (Olotuno) of the age set can only wear the Enchoriba. Olotuno wear the Echoriba only on special occasions. It is decorated with glass beads, cowrie shells, and small pieces of tin and ostrich eggshells. Using ochre does not soften the Enchoriba. The Maasai and the Sampurr (similar ethnic group) use the same cloth but in different circumstances.
Object number81.17.1211
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988.
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions33 7/16 x 32 in. (85 x 81.3 cm)
MediumCowhide, glass beads, cowrie shells, tin, ostrich, eggshell, and blood
Girl's garment
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Object number: 81.17.1922