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Stunning Bone Pokot Belt, piece worthy of an ethnological museum.
The Pokot are a tribe from northwestern Kenya bordering Uganda..
The Atelo is an important ceremony where young Pokot celebrate the end of puberty and their transition to the status of warriors.. The entire community shows its cultural pride through dances, traditional music and clothing.
women, however, They go directly from childhood to adulthood and in this ceremony the girls adorn themselves with multiple necklaces of colored beads and these belts. (hence its small size) to indicate that they can now be chosen for marriage.
Combining an animist past and a religious present, many of these jewels fulfill different functions depending on who is wearing them., This type of belt has enormous cultural significance and is part of the Pokot heritage and tradition..
It is made from the small bones of the metacarpus. (pie) del Dik Dik, small african antelope, interspersed with green and red beads. The composition, The intricate gearing and number of bones denote the young woman's status for marriage..
Measures: Largo 67cm (26¨4 inch) without counting the rope to tie, Ancho 8cm (3¨15 inch)
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