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ContainerCa68 a-b
Container narrowing at top and bottom. The base (a) is concave and the mouth rim is tightly wrapped. The container is coiled in ten vertical sections. Cowrie shells are knotted on at the shoulder. The lid (b) also has cowrie shells knotted on just above the lip.
- Culture
- Borana
- Material
- giraffe hair, grass, cowrie shell and resin ?
- Made in
- Kenya
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
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
ContainerCa69 a-b
Large tightly coiled container (part a 28 x 20.7) that has a bulbous shape narrowing at the top and the bottom. Base is rounded, and mouth rim is tightly wrapped. Container is coiled in sixteen sections vertically placed. Cowrie shells are knotted on around the centre and vertically placed. Lid (part b) has two rows of cowrie shells, vertically placed. Top of the lid caves in. Lid fits on well.
- Culture
- Borana
- Material
- grass, giraffe hair, cowrie shell and resin ?
- Made in
- Kenya
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia