Bukusu Pots

What is the cultural significance of sikolonjo? Of frogs crossing the road, cacti, blow dryers and broken pots seeding hope for the future in Luhya culture

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poster titled sikolonjo in luhya culture with grey scale image of broken pottery in sand

What is the cultural significance of sikolonjo (potsherds) in Luhya culture? We take journey form the times before to more recent days in the life of Babukusu and Mulogooli people of the Luhya. Growing up, my mother had some reluctance us visiting our paternal grandmother and spending days there. Before you make conclusions, it had … Read more

4 uses of the special Bukusu pot kumuinda, the pot with two necks and mouths also known as namunwaebili or munwa mbili

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poster with two images of munwa mbili or namunwaembili or kumuinda side by side

Have you ever come across a pot with two mouths? I usually see them at market places. One time while travelling in a matatu, I casually asked a passenger sited next to me the uses of a striking two mouth earthenware pot that he delicately held on his laps. Mr. Waswa, let’s call him that, … Read more