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Hearst Museum object titled Cape, accession number 5-13266, described as Cape., Tanzania, Masai. 5-13266, acc no. 3321. File code: 2.1 Donor: Dr. Harold B. Van Maren. Materials, techniques: Glass "seed" beads; glass ornaments; ocher-stained lather Context of use: Garment. Description: Cape; ocher-stained leather trimmed with varicolored "seed" beads in linear and curvilinear designs; several roundels of beads have disc-shaped glass bead centers; l. 1.19 M.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-13287, described as Knife., Kenya- northern Tanganyika, Samburu (note: Samburu are a Masai cluster, Murdock 43:33). 5-13287, acc no. 3321. File code: 1.7 Donor: Dr. Harold B. Van Maren. Materials, techniques: Iron Context of use: for fighting Description: Finger knife, iron; l. 8.8 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 5-13278, described as Necklace., Tanzania, Masai. 5-13278, acc no. 3321. File code: 2.2 Donor: Dr. Harold B. Van Maren. Materials, techniques: Glass "seed" beads, horn, bone, cordage Description: Necklace/choker; varicolored beaded band of glass "seed" beads and transverse sections of horn and bone; damaged; l. band only (not incl. 2-ply string) 27 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-13267, described as Spear., Tanzania, Masai. 5-13267, acc no. 3321. File code: 1.1 Donor: Dr. Harold B. Van Maren. Materials, techniques: Wood, iron Description: Spear; wood shaft; elongated metal point at one end, leaf-shaped metal blade at opp. end; total l. 2.39 M., l. elongated metal point 85.3 cm., l. leaf-shaped blade with elongated shaft 80 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Spear shaft, point blade, accession number 5-13268a-c, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Wrist knife with guards, accession number 5-13288a-c, described as outer and inner leather gaurds

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