Collection place: Eastern Africa / Loans: S1984-1985 #19: Merritt College (November 7, 1984–April 22, 1985) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6099, described as Beaded arrow; cylindrical staff notched one end; other end has dark mastic implanted with glass disc. Used by boys just after circumcision to shoot at uncircumcised boys and at girls; found in deserted Masai manyatta (village).

Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-6087, described as Bracelet; open circle; leather strip decorated with small white cowries; one blue glass bead; thong tie ends; dia. 6 cm.; w. 1 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Head band, accession number 5-6097, described as Head band; 8 strands glass beads strung on fiber and attached by 3 bead-decorated leather cross pieces; two loope glass beads attached; dia. 18 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Headdress, accession number 5-6049, described as Circumcision headdress; cow hide band; decorated with white cowry shells above iron kamba chain tied with white and blue glass trade beads; four strand chain pendant; L. 52 cm.; w. 3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Head rest, accession number 5-13282, described as Head rest., Kenya, Masai. 5-13282, acc no. 3321. File code: 4.1 Donor: Dr. Harold B. Van Maren. Materials, techniques: Carved wood; leather; glass "seed" beads Description: Headrest; carved wood with 2 diverging feet; leather and beadwork decorations; l. 20 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-6055, described as Necklace; green, blue and red with one yellow glass beads strung on leather thong; L. 64 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-6053, described as Necklace; blue glass beads strung on leather thong; L. 48 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-13178, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container, accession number 5-13283, described as snuff bottle w/ cover; (a) container of cape buffalo horn w/ central band w/ rectangles in relief; h. 6.3 cm.; metal chain attaches container to cover (b) of leather faced w/ varicolored glass seed beads; diam. 4.2 cm.