Vintage Hima Milk Jug - Uganda Laurie Wiid van Heerden They use these as beds

They use these as beds

They work mainly in their homes making the basketry art part of their normal routine allowing them time to raise their children amongst other daily home activities

Marka people

sending us on a journey back to the manifold loveliness of Africa

Many forms of wax cast bangles and anklets are found all over West Africa

Vintage Hima Milk Jug - Uganda Laurie Wiid van Heerden They use these as bedsAn almost perfect Hima milk jug (called Ebyanzi); there are no cracks. A really fine specimen from Uganda. This milk jug were used for keeping milk upon milking the cow. Often, as is the case of this jug, it was a measure of the amount of milk that a bride to be had to drink daily to fatten her up as the Bahima people demonstrated their wealth by the fatness of their daughters. The jug is made our of the omusisa tree; carefully carving out the inside