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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6117, described as Vertically hafted adze; iron blade; wood handle; L. 70 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6895, described as Native name: Erokun Adze; solid wood handle bent with sharp angle inserted into curved iron blade; l. 29 cm. Used and made by men to work wooden bowls and pots.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-14199, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6894, described as Native name: Erokun Adze; solid wood handle bent with sharp angle inserted into curved iron blade; l. 34 cm. Used by men to work wooden bowls and pots Made by men

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-14198, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6116, described as Adze; metal blade covered at base with rhino skin; wood handle; L. 41 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6896, described as Native name: Erokun Adze; solid wood handle bent with sharp angle inserted into curved iron blade; l. 21.5 cm. Used by men to work wooden bowls and pots Made by men

Hearst Museum object titled Adze or axe, accession number 5-4641, described as Iron adze/axe head. All iron is made by Falasha men and sold or traded to Amhara, Qemant, and Wayto.

Hearst Museum object titled Animal head, wood, accession number 5-2667, described as Carved wooden buck head; snout and horns painted black; made from Mushakashela wood; (Swartzia madagascarensis); 11” l.

Hearst Museum object titled Anklet, accession number 5-6102, described as Anklet; solid metal bent in a circle and tied with wire, passing through five metal bottle caps. Worn by women around the ankle, often several of them. Found in deserted Masai village.

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