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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, museum number 5-14246, described as Basket. "Kikapa" (basket) (Sirahih). Open coiled, globular shaped. Length 26 centimeters, width 22 centimeters. Used for carrying green vegetables, etc. This object was purchased from Mbugwe traders, owned by Hando, wife of Tarmo.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Leather rope, museum number 5-13397, described as Be-et., Kenya, Gob Ore, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13397, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 60. File code: 1.4 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: 4 sections plaited signal fibers over which is camel leather skin is dried & softened in water and plaited wet- several damaged sections of both leather and sisal. Context of use: Made and used by women to hold main frame put on camel for loads when moving. They use sticks from house as basic frame on to which other items are tied. Strap goes around camel's chest and tied in back to rope. Description: Strap- leather strips wound around 4 rows of plaited sisal fibers- The end with 4 tassels of sisal- other end loop of wound leather strips. L=340 cm. W=6 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.

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