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Pokot Information
Location:West central Kenya; also northern and southwestern Kenya
Population:220,000
Language:Pokot (Nilo-Hamitic)
Neighboring Peoples:Maasai, Turkana
Types of Art:Most Pokot art is associated with body ornamentation, including beadwork and intricate coiffures and wigs that are worn by young men to signal their membership in a given age-grade. Other forms of art include richly patinated gourds and containers used by women for storage.
History:Pokot history is di ...
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