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ClubK4.211

Club carved from one piece of wood with a cylindrical handle that widens into a bulbous tip. The butt end is slightly pointed.

Culture
Maasai
Material
wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarspoolK4.114

Ear ornament carved from one piece of wood. The ornament is circular and v-shaped in cross-section.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK4.5 a-b

Long leather case (part a) of wood covered with leather, with a belt band that is five rows thick at one end, and one row thick at the other end. Thinner band fits into hole located at the end of the thick band. Long metal blade (part b) with central ridge and brown rounded handle.

Culture
Maasai
Material
leather skin, wood and steel metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.103

Ornament made from one piece of copper wire that has been bent into a continuous meander with open ends.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
copper metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletK4.86

Skin band with one side covered in beads. Beads are in sections of blue, white, green and red. There is a loop at one end of the band.

Culture
Maasai
Material
fibre, metal, grass, glass and skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletK4.85

Skin band with beading on one side. Beading is in sections of yellow, white, green, blue, and red-brown. To secure the band, there is a loop closure at one end of the band and a thin piece of skin that fits into the hole of the loop on the other end of the band.

Culture
Maasai
Material
fibre, grass, glass, metal and skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BottleK4.84

Thin bottle that is dark brown on the bottom and yellow at the top. Bottle has a wood stopper and metal chain attached near the top. The bottom is a thin tubular base.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
bone, brass metal and wood
Made in
Tanzania ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK4.81

Horn container with hide stoppers on both ends and beaded hide strip with chain fastened with coiled copper wire. Beads are red, white and blue. Long linked chain attached to top of horn.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
horn, iron metal, copper metal, metal, skin and glass
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TweezersK4.271

Tweezers made of one piece of metal that has straight pinchers, a tapered handle, and a small loop on the end.

Culture
Maasai
Material
metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrillK4.162 a-c

Three plain wood drills. The longest one (part a) has a point at one end and three notches at the other end. The shortest one (part b) is cylindrical, and slightly thicker than the last one (part c) which is thin and cylindrical.

Culture
Maasai
Material
wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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