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KIKUYU ‘ ITHATHI ’ 
red rock perforated in the centre, 16 inches in circumference 
and 4J inches in diameter. The smaller is more of a cylindrical 
shape, though one end tapers considerably ; it is also perforated, 
Fig. 1 . — Reddish Brown Stone. 
Figs. 2 and 3. — Brown Volcanic Rock. 
and appears to be a piece of volcanic rock pierced lengthwise 
by artificial means. Height 3 inches, breadth 3| inches, 
length 3| inches, circumference 11J inches. My Kikuyu 
informants are of opinion that the larger ‘ githathi ’ has been 
perforated by a native blacksmith, and there is no reason to 
suppose that it was formerly either the head of a stone or the 
weight of a digging stick. 
