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The Ethnology Story: Why We Only Work With Kenyan Farmers and Artisans

The Ethnology Story: Why We Only Work With Keny...

Kenya produces some of the finest raw materials in the world. Beeswax from highland apiaries that have been tended for generations. Cold-pressed coconut oil from the coast, where the growing...

The Ethnology Story: Why We Only Work With Keny...

Kenya produces some of the finest raw materials in the world. Beeswax from highland apiaries that have been tended for generations. Cold-pressed coconut oil from the coast, where the growing...

What Is Kitenge? The Cultural Fabric of East Africa

What Is Kitenge? The Cultural Fabric of East Af...

Before you understand kitenge, you must understand that in East Africa, fabric has never been merely fabric. It is an announcement. It is memory. It is the language spoken at...

What Is Kitenge? The Cultural Fabric of East Af...

Before you understand kitenge, you must understand that in East Africa, fabric has never been merely fabric. It is an announcement. It is memory. It is the language spoken at...

What Ethnology Offers Luxury Lodges That No Other Kenyan Brand Can

What Ethnology Offers Luxury Lodges That No Oth...

A guest arrives at your lodge after ten hours of travel. They are tired. They are expectant. In the next seventy-two hours, you will give them sunrises over the Mara,...

What Ethnology Offers Luxury Lodges That No Oth...

A guest arrives at your lodge after ten hours of travel. They are tired. They are expectant. In the next seventy-two hours, you will give them sunrises over the Mara,...

Ethnology Gift Sets: What to Choose Based on Who You're Buying For

Ethnology Gift Sets: What to Choose Based on Wh...

The problem with giving a gift is that most gifts say very little. They arrive, they are appreciated briefly, they find a shelf. The occasion passes. The object remains, present...

Ethnology Gift Sets: What to Choose Based on Wh...

The problem with giving a gift is that most gifts say very little. They arrive, they are appreciated briefly, they find a shelf. The occasion passes. The object remains, present...

What Is Purple Tea? History, Health Benefits, and the Story of Kenya's Most Remarkable Crop

What Is Purple Tea? History, Health Benefits, a...

There is a hillside in southwestern Kenya — the Nandi Hills, where the elevation sits between four thousand and seven thousand feet and the equatorial sun arrives at an angle...

What Is Purple Tea? History, Health Benefits, a...

There is a hillside in southwestern Kenya — the Nandi Hills, where the elevation sits between four thousand and seven thousand feet and the equatorial sun arrives at an angle...

Ethnology Has Opened in Shela, Lamu

Ethnology Has Opened in Shela, Lamu

There is a particular kind of stillness that finds you in Shela. The donkeys have passed. The call to prayer has faded into the salt air. The alleyways, worn smooth...

Ethnology Has Opened in Shela, Lamu

There is a particular kind of stillness that finds you in Shela. The donkeys have passed. The call to prayer has faded into the salt air. The alleyways, worn smooth...