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ContainerAj111 a-b

Container (part a) of wood with a leather lid (part b) held by a strap. Container (part a) is bulbous-shaped and flared at the bottom. Painted black and red with a design of inverted 'u's'. Lid (part b) has a sewn top with four small flaps. Leather strap is connected by two cords on either side of container. Bottom is coiled in concentric rings of grass; some white particles on area near strap of handle. Red plastic melted on lower bottom near flared edge, in large chip of wood, and a rounded bottom.

Culture
Turkana
Material
wood, leather skin and grass
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj110

Round pot-like-shaped container: lower half is round and short with a leather strap going over the mouth forming four straps connecting on the bottom and knotted together. Larger in the centre then narrowing at the top. Leather around the neck connecting to the leather on the lower half. Once painted red, blood, and ochre, worn off in most areas.

Culture
Turkana
Material
leather skin, wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj126

Container with flat wide bottom that has a narrowing neck and flat smaller top. Camel hide with brown white hair still on it, covering the bottom connected with five longer strips to a narrowed neck where a ring of leather is tied. Cap is made from hide connected with handle.

Culture
Turkana
Material
camel skin and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj125

Small round fat container. Convex cowhide cap with hair on it. Cap is moulded onto top to form lid. Lower hide cover is tied to leather straps in five places. These are tied to a leather strip which goes around the upper centre. Has leather strap. Two lines of burned holes as design around the top half under lid. Also under the centre strip which holds up the lower cowhide cap. Has large black knot over double strap area.

Culture
Turkana
Material
fibre, cow skin and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestAj124

Headrest carved from single piece of wood. Round, hollowed, convex base. Flat stand with large vertical pit down one side. Top curves upwards at ends. Nailed in three areas from top. Has small silver metal sheet wrapped around one side. Nailed with three nails on each side. Two holes on top and two on base where braided leather goes through.

Culture
Turkana
Material
leather skin, metal and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestAj123

Twig-like headrest; flattened top. Two legs in flared position. Small flat head rest, centre has leather strap going through two holes, then attached to other pieces in centre coloured silver and gold metal. One side incised with linear side. Top bow-like, lower design leaf then half oblong circle. Opposite side has two lines with round centre lined then a circle.

Culture
Turkana ? or Karamojong ?
Material
metal, leather skin and wood
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj114

Large, wooden, round container with lower part of the body bulbous-shaped and narrowing to form a neck. Bottom covered with cowhide and with thin strips of the same hide going to the centre ring of cowhide around the neck of the container where there is a braided leather handle and cowhide lid moulded onto the container.

Culture
Turkana
Material
wood, cow skin and leather skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj129 a-b

Heavy container (part a) of orange-yellow wood carved in slender rounded, bulbous shape with two small protruding handles to which braided leather handle straps are tied. Lid (part b) is made of cowhide moulded to the shape of the container and tight fitting.

Culture
Turkana
Material
cow skin, wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleAj122

Double ended ladle of red and light brown wood. Carved from one piece of wood. One end has large deep rectangular-shaped mouth. Smaller bowl on other end which is also rectangular. Design of three dots burned on the handle on both sides. On the large bowl, there are six burned dots and a cross on the bottom connecting four of these dots. Small bowl has two lines on each side.

Culture
Turkana ?
Material
wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj127 a-b

Container (part a) of light-coloured wood painted red. Very greasy surface. Cylindrical with flared top and bulbous body. Strap of leather for the handle is tied in a knot on one side, tied onto sewn fibrous string on the opposite side, and goes through two cord hooks. Lid (part b) of leather with different coloured beads in yellow, red, and blue. sewn on some missing. Beads go down the side lid where sewn. Lid also greasy and inside is cracked has particles of fat on them. Base is rounded.

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