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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 5-6116, described as Adze; metal blade covered at base with rhino skin; wood handle; L. 41 cm.
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 Apron, accession number 5-7028, described as Public apron; brown cow hide with red, yello, green and blue spherical glass beads; blue bead border; fibre twine ties; l. 14 cm w. 15 cm. Worn by women as an apron to cover genital area. Kisanza is name for apron without belt, with belt called kitemu.
Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-6914, described as a) apron and b) tail (triangle attachment)
Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-7026, described as Public apron; brown cow hide with yellow, green and blue spherical glass beads; blue border; fibre twine ties; l. 15 cm; w. 14 cm. Worn by women as an apron to cover genital area. Kisanza is name for apron without belt, with belt called kitemu.
Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-7027, described as Public apron; brown cow hide with yellow, green and blue spherical glass beads; green b border; fibre twine ties; l. 14 cm; w. 14 cm. Worn by women as an apron to cover genital area. Kisanza is name for apron without belt, with belt called kitemu.
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6015, described as Arrow; reed shaft; iron laurel-leaf point with twisted barbed shank; feathers; L. 67 cm.
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 Arrow, accession number 5-6938, described as Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head wrapped with sinew; l. 61 cm; dia l. cm; head l. 12 cm.

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