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EarringsAj147 a-b

Pair of plain, round, tin metal earrings with metal hoops attached at tops and covered with material. Part a has leather covering the hoop, and part b has brown-yellow rubber covering the hoop. The small groove in each earring is filled with dirt in some areas.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
tin metal, leather skin and rubber
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield1157/1 a-b

A tall thin curved hide shield with each of the four corners curving outward. The handle is a long stick down the middle which is looped at the centre. Hide binds parts of the handle to the shield. There is a ball of dark feathers (part b) that is said to go with the shield.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
wood, giraffe skin ? and ostrich feather
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle1157/9

Rattle has a long stick handle, with a woven globular-shaped basket on one end. The basketry ball has metal(?) pieces inside that rattle.

Culture
Karamojong ?
Material
wood ?, rattan and metal ?
Made in
Uganda ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear1157/7 a-b

Part a is a long hollow metal spear with a lance-olate shaped tip end. Part b is the long hollow metal point. The two pieces do not fit together as is; they appear to be missing a wooden piece that would join them together.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
metal
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear1157/6 a-b

Part a: a long, tapering metal spearhead with a broad, leaf-shaped tip. Part b: a long, conical metal spearhead that tapers to a point. Both parts a and b are fitted onto short lengths of wood with pointed ends with a metal bolt driven through the wooden shafts. The ends can be rotated to a shorter length, side by side, or rotated out to be over 2 m long, joined at the middle. (The 2 pieces do not currently come apart.)

Culture
Karamojong
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist Knife734/13

Wrist knife that has a U-shaped thin steel metal piece that is bordered on the interior and exterior by thin strips of leather skin. Exterior leather is attached to other side at the top with a chain. Exterior and interior leather pieces are connected with a small chain at the side. Interior leather piece has a coil of copper at the top. Steel metal is attached to the skin with copper wires through holes in the side and in the bottom.

Culture
Turkana ? or Karamojong ?
Material
steel metal, leather skin and copper metal
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LabretAj157

Cylindrical lip plug. Smooth and slightly curved with one ridged, rounded edge.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
quartz mineral
Made in
Uganda ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj150

Cattle bell made from a small whole tortoise shell that has two wooden clappers attached with rawhide thongs through two holes in the upper shell. Twelve complete geometric shape blocks on the top shell with an entire bottom shell as well. Geometric shape blocks have orange-brown middles and are black on the outside with contour lines.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
tortoise shell, wood and leather skin
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Finger KnifeAj149

Metal strip with a flat end which curves up to form a ring (but does not meet). The other end is rounded and curves over forming a claw-like prong; metal is corroded.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
iron metal
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist KnifeAj148

Flat round wrist knife with leather shields. Leather strip covering outside is held on with iron clips. Leather covering on inside part of blade where wrist fits. Held on with copper wire wound around leather.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
iron metal, leather skin and copper metal
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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