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OCUMENTATION OF TRADITIONAL WATER, MILK AND LIVING CONTAINERS OF THE GABRA AND
BORANA OF NORTHERN KENYA AND SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

Project Information


TAMING THE FLUIDS



 Documentation of traditional water, milk and living containers of the Gabra and
Borana of northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

PRIMARY APPLICANT

Dr Freda Nkirote M’Mbogori

CO-APPLICANTS

 * Prof. Paul Lane
 * Mr Hassan Godana Wako
 * Mr Katelo Abdub Damballa

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

 * Mr Ali Gufu Ibrae
 * Mr Dambala Dida
 * Mr Bereket Tsegaye Eshetu


PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND GOALS

Borana and Gabra are members of nomadic pastoral communities living in the
border regions of Kenya and Ethiopia. They are tied together by their common
origins (Cushitic), language (Oromic), livelihoods (pastoralism) and
environments. Owing to their nomadic way of live, both groups depend on their
rituals and traditions for community cohesion. The rituals are characterized by
use of a range of objects including special containers for various ceremonies
performed across the landscape. Containers are made from light materials to
reduce their weight during migration and yet are



durable and strong enough to contain fluids while on the move. Similarly,
houses, also a form of container, are designed to be portable, made from organic
materials and capable of being transported on camels. All such ‘containers’ act
as symbols of power, transitions (marriage and initiation), and social status.
It is through ceremonies and embodied performances using significant traditional
containers that identities are acquired or discarded. Due to sentimental and
ceremonial value, and raw materials scarcity, containers are continuously
repaired to ensure longevity and memory retention as they are passed from one
generation to the next. The knowledge and skills associated with container
production and the mechanisms of intergenerational transfer of these are
threatened by changes in pastoralist economies. This project aims to document
through film, photographs, interviews and observation how these traditional
container are made, by whom, their histories, their uses, materials, and
tangible and intangible heritage values, to enhance preservation of this
knowledge and associated material practices.




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