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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 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 5-6938, 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.

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 5-6939, described as Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head inserted into foreshaft and wrapped with sinew. L. 60 cm. Head L. 3.5 cm. Dia 1.5 cm.

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