Pendant of white, blue, orange and red beads on a small fruit. An aluminium shape is attached to the bottom of the fruit with a metal chain.
Fruit and bead pendant. Beads on Mpito cows. Sweet-smelling fruit inside goatskin. Chain is from the shop and the aluminium triangle at the end of the chain is cut by girls, from an aluminium sufuria. Worn for decoration by morans from their neckbands. Pendant made by girls for their moran boy friends.
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