#HistoryKeThread: Traditional ornaments of the Agîkûyû.
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Older men of the Agîkûyû community cut their hair short at a certain stage of growth, whilst young girls left a circular-like patch of hair on the top of their heads.
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Older men of the Agîkûyû community cut their hair short at a certain stage of growth, whilst young girls left a circular-like patch of hair on the top of their heads.
The men wore a piece of goat skin fastened on the right shoulder. They also wore a heart-shaped bit of leather that hung down the back, suspended by a thin string worn around the neck. This piece of leather was turned up to protect the head when it rained.
The women on the other hand wore an apron of tanned and dressed goatskin fastened around the waist, and which dropped down the length of their thighs.
The ornaments around the neck and ears were similar to those worn by the Maasai. The rim of the upper ear was pierced and the lobe distended to accommodate slips of wood or wire.
