Gourd milk container

Description:	The Maasai peoples live mostly in southwestern Kenya. Cattle are very important to the Maasai and considered sacred. Many ceremonies involve the ritual slaughter of cattle, with meat being distributed among the community according to social rank. Also, collecting blood from a live cow is used for ceremonial purposes. A cow’s jugular vein on the neck or flank is pierced with a point of an arrow for the blood. It is then collected in a gourd and the wound closed with ashes. The blood is either drunk immediately while fresh or mixed with milk. Sour milk is also considered a delicacy.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1174
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Geography:	Kenya
Subjects:	Masai (African people) Masai (African people) -- Social life and customs Masai (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies Kenya Cows Milk Containers Gourds

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