ABSTRACT Drawing on fieldwork conducted over multiple seasons between 2012 and 2015, this paper explores aspects of the socio-economic and political history of the Marakwet of Kenya. It does so by focusing on a particular material culture category – pottery – and tracing transformations in its production, use and exchange over several generations from the early twentieth century to the present day. This approach serves to unearth a series of personal and quotidian narratives that not only comprise a unique account of Marakwet’s past, but also shed light on the material consequences of various ongoing processes of infrastructural and economic development. Complementing our previous work on Marakwet farming, landscape and ecological change, we here demonstrate the multiple ways in which change has been dynamically negotiated and enacted throughout the last century via various shifting daily practices. The historical innovations, adaptations and movements that we explore attest to a resilience deeply rooted in Marakwet society that continues to be articulated in the contemporary world.

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“ Sufurias不能带来祝福”：Marakwet陶器世界的变化，连续性和韧性（来自肯尼亚西部的一个案例）

摘要本文利用2012年至2015年间在多个季节进行的田野调查，探讨了肯尼亚马拉克维特（Marakwet）社会经济和政治历史的各个方面。它的工作方式是关注特定的物质文化类别-陶器-并追踪其生产，使用和交换的变迁，从二十世纪初至今。这种方法有助于发掘一系列个人和民俗主义的叙述，这些叙述不仅包括对马拉科维特过去的独特描述，而且还揭示了各种正在进行的基础设施和经济发展过程的物质后果。补充我们以前在马拉喀特（Marakwet）农业，景观和生态变化方面的工作，我们在这里展示了通过上变换的日常实践在整个世纪中动态地协商和制定变更的多种方式。我们探索的历史性创新，改编和运动证明了马拉喀特社会深深扎根的韧性，这种活力在当代世界中继续存在。