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Tobacco ContainerAj120

Small, pear-shaped container carved from one piece of wood with a leather lid and a long metal chain. Connected to the bottle on the centre and onto the lid by cotton cords. Also connected to the centre of the bottle on the opposite side. Centre has incised squares. Lines of blue, red, and white beads at the bottom knob. Lid has two lines of beads in red, green, blue, and white. Top of the lid has concentric rings of different colours. Smells of tobacco and has tobacco particles in it.

Culture
Maasai
Material
wood, cotton fibre, leather skin, glass and metal
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarspoolAj119

Masai ear plug carved from light weight and light yellow wood. Stained brown. Legs and some of body has round conical-shaped body which has been incised with burned lines running vertically and horizontally, forming squares. Two legs carved on each side both have a hole pierced on the bottom of the foot. Top has red, green, orange, white, and blue beads pressed into the surface.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head CoverAj117

A thin pliable piece made from one piece of dyed red leather. Long hood style gathered in four places on the crown. Has two white cords on tje upper two gathered places as ties. Two beads per stitch run around the entire edge, across the upper part, and down the centre to the end where a silver chain is attached with a brass (?) arrow point is at its end. Stitching is done with black and red cotton thread and blue nylon thread. Beads are multi-coloured,and different sizes. Smooth inside. Rougher outside texture.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
metal, glass, nylon fibre, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj118

Large cow horn made into a goat bell. Dark brown flaring out to a white colour. Two holes at each side with a piece of leather through them. Choker is made of braided thick leather tied together strips with two flat pieces of leather tied together as a clasp. Inside, there are two carved pieces which are solid wood hanging on metal wire.

Culture
Maasai ? or Turkana ?
Material
cow horn, leather skin, metal and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PouchCc3

Pouch of stiff dark brown leather. Flat envelope-like pouch with high sides and dips in centre. Stitching along sides and has decoration doubled on centre of bag with yellow, blue, white, green beads at intervals, two on each side and two on bottom. Also stitching in u-shape with beads. Decorated only on one side. Stitching dyed red, now faded. Stitching loose, broken in one area on front side and back side. Handle is thin strip of leather. Bag does not open, leather is very stiff.

Culture
Maasai
Material
fibre, dye, glass ? and leather skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.232

Plain carved and polished brown horn with the ends coiled with copper. Shaped like an rounded oval open mouth.

Culture
Maasai
Material
horn and copper metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ear OrnamentK4.231

Ear ornament made of metal wire coiled over a wire shape: curved at the top with two straight arms that angle outwards and each has a copper knob at the end.

Culture
Maasai
Material
iron metal and copper metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverK4.224 a-m

Dark brown leather quiver with a fitted cap (parts a and b) and eleven arrows (parts c-m). Case molded of wet leather. Arrows consist of iron arrowheads of various shapes and sizes bound to bamboo shafts with feather fletchings at the end.

Culture
Maasai
Material
leather skin, feather, iron metal and reed grass
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK4.223

A long brown thin cylindrical object.

Culture
Maasai
Material
reed grass
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverK4.212 a-r

Long dark brown coloured tubular lidded quiver (parts a-b). Both wooden and bamboo arrows (parts c-q) are feathered, and secured with skin and fibre. Quiver (part b) has been lightly tooled with curved line patterns. Arrowhead (part r) goes with arrow (part p).

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
wood, feather, bamboo grass, iron metal and leather skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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