2022-27-44 (Gourd Shaker)

Large shaker made from a large dried and gutted calabash gourd and approximately 48 flattened, metal bottle caps. The gourd has has the bottom cut off, leaving a large, open hole on the bottom, allowing the inside of the gourd to be seen. Several small holes have been made in the sides of the gourd through which the bottle caps are attached via pieces of string; some holes have been left empty, it is unclear if these holes also once had bottle caps which have since fallen off or if they were intentionally left empty. A majority of the bottle caps are from Tusker Beer and Pilsner Kama Simba Beer, both of which are native to Kenya, in addition to these there are also bottle caps from White Cap beer (another Kenyan company), Sprite, Fanta, and Guinness.

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