Turkana or Pokot milk bowl 09.05.1720
Large wooden bowl used by both Pokot & Turkana tribes. The bowls are carved by the women using traditional tools and an indigenous tree. This bowl was used to receive cow's blood that is obtained by piercing the jugular vein. The bowl has lovely engravings, a warm patina. One crack, see picture). Collected on the shore of lake Turkana around 1974. Similar item: MEG ETHAF 045527