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   Yan Seiner Active Member

   I got this "watch" at a pawn shop or flea market in Nairobi in the 80s. The story I've always heard that when the Maasai saw Westerners with their watches they made their own with beads.
   
   I've never been able to confirm this, but I really like the "watch".
   
   

    

   Yan Seiner, Nov 22, 2024 at 5:16 PM

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   komokwa The Truth is out there...!

   I can not confirm that either........
   
   http://www.fiveworldsdesign.com/sto...MAASAI_BEADED_DISC_BRACELET_FROM_KENYA_A.html
   
   https://www.naheri.com/products/african-maasai-beaded-bracelet-with-leather.html

    

   komokwa, Nov 22, 2024 at 7:09 PM

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