4 TURKANA KENYA AKARUM

All are Antique and Older. 1- Turkana Akarum Milk Jug and Lid Kenya African, c. 1900 measures 13". 2- Turkana Milk Container with leather lid, base and straps, decorated with hot iron one side. 3&4- Turkana Elephit (wood milk buckets) repaired with sisal thread and aluminum strips. One at 12 1/2" and one at 11". Weight on all 4 pds 9 oz. PROVENANCE: A NYC/Charleston SC Private Estate. The Turkana tribe is part of the Nilotic tribes and constitutes the second largest pastoralist community in Kenya after the Maasais. They speak the Turkana language, which is Nilotic and similar to the Maasai language. The Turkana, like the Samburu and Maasai, still maintain their undiluted traditional way of life.