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Rendille Moran’s Headrest
The Rendille live north and east of the Samburu in semi-desert country north of Mt. Kenya. The two groups share many traditions and frequently intermarry.As a result many of their household artifacts and adornments are essentially undifferentiated. This headrest is very similar to one in the collection of the California Academy of Sciences, field collected (I believe) in the 1970s. The Rendille are herdsmen. Due to the arid conditions of their territory they are semi-nomadic, living in settlements of oval mobile huts made of interwoven branches covered with woven mats. During the day young men herd livestock- chiefly camels and goats. These morans carry headrests such as these, a stick and often frequently a spear or rifle and little else. Like the Samburu they wear elaborate coiffures and even today, scar their bodies with identifying tribal marks. The headrest is 7″ in height.
