Kalenjin cultural body tattooing techniques:
1. lootetab kelek - Two lower teeth were removed, gap was used to give liquid incase of lockjaw
2. Kaapolobi - face marks cut on forehead and cheeks where grain of sand was placed of wound to raise it.
3. Peleetab soremik - dry sap of tree was mixed with munyeiweek and heated on skin of hand and thighs. (Myths- whoever does not burn soremik when he is married the hyenas will eat him with his wife.)
4. Ndipchoot - Piercing of the upper ears to instill courage for facing pain and to prepare ear for wearing ornaments i.e kipsosoiyat.
5. Parpareetab iitik - was done by using loinet i.e small arrow for bleeding animals and a sharp knife and kipalbaliat was placed to enlarge the ear
1. lootetab kelek - Two lower teeth were removed, gap was used to give liquid incase of lockjaw
2. Kaapolobi - face marks cut on forehead and cheeks where grain of sand was placed of wound to raise it.
3. Peleetab soremik - dry sap of tree was mixed with munyeiweek and heated on skin of hand and thighs. (Myths- whoever does not burn soremik when he is married the hyenas will eat him with his wife.)
4. Ndipchoot - Piercing of the upper ears to instill courage for facing pain and to prepare ear for wearing ornaments i.e kipsosoiyat.
5. Parpareetab iitik - was done by using loinet i.e small arrow for bleeding animals and a sharp knife and kipalbaliat was placed to enlarge the ear
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