Comb - Lot 10X warrior combs - Akikyer - Dodoth - Uganda
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Akikyer Dodoth warrior combs from Karamoja in north-eastern Uganda, made of iron and copper, dating to 1950–1960 and in good condition with minor signs of aging.
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Whole collection 10X lot Dodoth warrior combs (Akikyer) from Karamoja, north-eastern Uganda.
Estimated age: 1950-1960.
Dimensions: the length of each piece goes from 9 cm till 12.5 cm.
Name: the Karamojong word for this comb is Akikyer, which means "young head". In the past, young Dodoth warriors received from the elders, handmade by the blacksmiths, an Akikyer before their first war mission; they had to keep it as ornament on their hair for their entire warrior life.
Tribe: Dodoth tribe, Karamojaland, north-eastern Uganda.
Materials: iron and copper. This type of comb is very rare to find nowadays due to social changes in the area.
Some informations about Dodoth tribe:
The present inhabitants of Karamoja are the Karamojong tribes. The main Karamojong tribes are 7: the Matheniko ("The Bulls"; Moroto area), the Bokora ("The Turtles"; Kangole area), the Pian ("The Lightings"; Namalu area), the Jie ("The Warriors"; Kotido area), the Dodoth ("The Ostriches"; Kaabong and Kidepo area), the Jiye (The Jie of South Sudan), the Nyangatom ("those of the yellow trumpet"; Omo valley, Ethiopia and nearby South Sudan-Ethiopia border), scattered all along the Karamojong area. The Karamojong tribes are related to Masai people, forced to move centuries ago from their original lands located in Ethiopia by the arrival of arabian tribes from the north. We found these warrior combs on 1988 on the villages on the foothills of mount Morungole, northern Karamoja.
Whole collection 10X lot Dodoth warrior combs (Akikyer) from Karamoja, north-eastern Uganda.
Estimated age: 1950-1960.
Dimensions: the length of each piece goes from 9 cm till 12.5 cm.
Name: the Karamojong word for this comb is Akikyer, which means "young head". In the past, young Dodoth warriors received from the elders, handmade by the blacksmiths, an Akikyer before their first war mission; they had to keep it as ornament on their hair for their entire warrior life.
Tribe: Dodoth tribe, Karamojaland, north-eastern Uganda.
Materials: iron and copper. This type of comb is very rare to find nowadays due to social changes in the area.
Some informations about Dodoth tribe:
The present inhabitants of Karamoja are the Karamojong tribes. The main Karamojong tribes are 7: the Matheniko ("The Bulls"; Moroto area), the Bokora ("The Turtles"; Kangole area), the Pian ("The Lightings"; Namalu area), the Jie ("The Warriors"; Kotido area), the Dodoth ("The Ostriches"; Kaabong and Kidepo area), the Jiye (The Jie of South Sudan), the Nyangatom ("those of the yellow trumpet"; Omo valley, Ethiopia and nearby South Sudan-Ethiopia border), scattered all along the Karamojong area. The Karamojong tribes are related to Masai people, forced to move centuries ago from their original lands located in Ethiopia by the arrival of arabian tribes from the north. We found these warrior combs on 1988 on the villages on the foothills of mount Morungole, northern Karamoja.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Iron type
Lot 10X warrior combs
Specific region of origin
Karamoja
Title additional information
Akikyer - Dodoth - Uganda
Country of origin
Uganda
Material
Copper, Iron
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
12.5 cm
Width
9 cm
Depth
1.5 cm
Estimated period
1950-1960
