Pitt Rivers Museum Anthropology and World Archaology

 

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Fat container

Kenya

 

Collected by Jean Brown

Purchased by the Museum in 1978

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Fat container, Kenya

In many African societies, soft, clear, and very shiny skin is considered beautiful. To achieve this look traditionally people rubbed oil or fat on to their bodies. This cattle-horn container from Kenya contained fat used for this purpose.

View database record 1978.20.203