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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.
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 Beer gourd, accession number 5-6064, described as Beer gourd; tear-drop shaped; used for storing native (Masai) beer; probably made by men; 43 cm; diameter 16 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-6104, described as Cow bell; tin can open at one end; two wire clappers; cloth and hide tied through top. Tied to a strap around cow’s neck. Found in deserted Masai village.
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-6103, described as Goat’s bell; cow horn with one wooden and one wire clapper; strip of hide through top. Tied to a strap around the goat’s neck. Found in deserted Masai 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 Bracelet, accession number 5-6082, described as Bracelet; leather strip decorated with vertical bands of red, blue, green, orange or white glass beads; thong tie ends; dia. 8.5 cm.; w. 2 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-6085, described as Bracelet; closed circle of 2 strands glass beads strung on wire; one strand red, one strand red, one strand/white beads; dia. 7.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-6080, described as Bracelet; closed circle of red, blue, green, orange and blue/white glass beads strung on wire; dia. 6 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-6088, described as Bracelet; copper tubing bent into circle; dia. 5.5 cm.

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