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ShieldK4.356

Shield with overall convex oval shape made from dark brown skin sewn with strips of skin to a bent wooden frame. There is a length of wood attached at the reverse that is bent at the centre to form a handle and secured with skin straps. There is a circular piece of skin with a toothed edge between the handle and the top skin surface.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
buffalo skin ? and wood
Made in
Kenya ? or Tanzania ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK4.31 a-b

Leather sheath (part a) with thick belt and thin strap. Belt band is decorated with white beads. Long plain blade (part b) with central ridge and blackened handle that tapers to a point.

Culture
Maasai
Material
steel metal, leather skin, glass and wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhipK4.29

Whip coiled into a circle that consists of a thick braided portion at one end and a long thin portion at the other.

Culture
Maasai
Material
rawhide skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.60

Skin band with beading on one side. Beading is in sections of white, blue, and red. There is an additional piece of skin attached to one end that acts as a tie, joining the ends of the band together.

Culture
Maasai
Material
leather skin and glass
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsAj107 a-b

Pair of sandals (part a and b) that are rectangular in shape and are wider at the toes. Both have a strap that extends around the heal, is looped through two side flaps with circular holes, and connects to the toe area at the front. Front strap is a thong and is secured by a knot through the sole of the sandal.

Culture
Maasai
Material
skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2662/1

Beaded circular shaped necklace decorated with diamond shaped beaded designs in alternating colours. Beaded rectangular shape on bottom of circle also decorated with diamond shapes. The necklace has a leather backing and a two pronged metal clasp. Off the sides of the circular part of the necklace are small dangle details. The dangles are made of beaded wire with one metal disk hanging off of it. Found at the midpoint of the circle, on both sides is a larger dangle detail made of beaded wire attached to a small beaded circle and 3 metal disks hanging off. These larger dangles are also present on both sides of the beaded rectangular section.

Culture
Maasai
Material
plastic, metal and leather skin
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container905/3 a-b

Part a is a long gourd with one end tapered and the other end rounded. Long skin strap attaches to the rounded end of the gourd, loops around the base of the gourd, and extends half way up to the centre of the gourd. Skin strap has three rows of beads: a row of blue beads on one side, a row of white beads(?) in the centre, and a row of red beads on the other side. Further down on the skin strap are two horizontal rows of red, white, and blue, and green, red, white, blue, and red beads. Separating the two lines is a vertical row of beads with a central beaded design. Beaded design has a brown button in the centre. Rest of skin strap is not attached to the gourd, but extends the length of the gourd. Part b is a small cone-shaped cap to the gourd. It is decorated with a band of green, red, and white beaded sections.

Culture
Maasai
Material
gourd fruit, skin, fibre and glass
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cow Bell893/2

Bell consists of two sides with clapper and fibrous material for hanging.

Culture
Maasai
Material
iron metal ? and fibre
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletAj161

Bracelet that is beaded on both inside and outside. On one side there are black and red beads in a geometric triangular pattern on a ground of light blue beads. The inside repeating pattern is of two rows of green stripes and one row of white stripes. There is one row of red beads.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletAj160

Bracelet with six rows of beads on wires, connected at each end and divided at four different places with small, rectangular pieces of red plastic. The light blue, clear light orange-yellow and shiny dark grey-blue beads are arranged in a geometric triangular pattern. At one end there are two small wire loops and at the other there are two wire hooks for attaching the ends together.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass, metal and plastic
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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