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Mogusii Cultural Heritage

Homestead & daily life

omochie

How Gusii families lived: the houses they built, the hearths they cooked on, and the work that filled the day.

Homestead & daily life
A village scene in Kisii County. — Wikimedia Commons — File:Kisii village 01.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Granary & grain stores

Granary & grain stores

traditional
Three-stone cooking hearth

Three-stone cooking hearth

traditional
Grinding stones

Grinding stones

19th – 20th century
Traditional homestead (omochie)

Traditional homestead (omochie)

19th – mid-20th century