Obama Grandmother heads to Washington for Inaugural, tries to bring spear on plane

AFP:

NAIROBI (AFP) — A three-legged stool and a traditional Luo oxtail fly whisk are some of the household items that could bring a new feel to the Oval Office, courtesy of Barack Obama’s Kenyan grandmother.

Quoted in the Standard newspaper Monday, she said she had hoped to bring him a traditional spear and shield from her Luo tribe when she flies to Washington on Friday with some other family members.