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Start Over Collector Ronald J. Clarke Culture or time period Kamba
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 5-6938, 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 5-6939, 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.
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6964, described as Native name: Kikaba- large bird arrow Arrow; reed shaft with barbed wood point inserted in shaft; fletched; l. 68 cm. Materials: reed; wood; feathers Used by young men to kill bird for eating and sometimes for feathers. This arrow is for large birds. Kikaba- with barbs carved on the point is used for shooting large birds. Nzabo-with separate barbs tied in at the base of the point is used for killing small birds. Made by men
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6965, described as Native name: nzabo-small bird arrow Arrow; reed shaft with 4 barbed point base of wood and woven twine coated with chalky substance; extended wood point inserted and ties to shaft with twine and sinew; 3 guinea hen feathers; l. 60 cm. Materials: reed, wood, guinea hen feathers, twine, sinew Used by young men to kill birds for eating and sometimes for feathers. This one for small birds. Made by men

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