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Start Over Collector Ronald J. Clarke
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 5-6965, 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
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6942, described as Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head wrapped with sinew; l. 58 cm; dia. 1 cm; head l. 11 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6941, described as Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head wrapped with sinew; l. 59 cm; dia. 1 cm; head l. 9.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6940, described as Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head wrapped with sinew; l. 63 cm; dia. 1.5 cm; head l. 13.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6014, described as Arrow; reed shaft; iron laurel-leaf point with twisted barbed shank; feathers; L. 67 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6967, described as Native name: nzabo-small bird arrow Arrow; wood shaft with 4 barbed point base of wood and woven twine coated with lacquer like substance; extended wood point inserted and tied to shaft with twine and sinew; 3 white feathers; l. 62 cm. Materials: wood, twine, lacquer (?), feathers, sinew Used by young men to kill birds for eating and sometimes for feathers. This one for small birds. Made by men
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6966, 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 tied to shaft with twine and sinew; 3 guinea hen feathers; l. 60 cm. Materials: reed, wood, guinea hen feathers, twine, sinew coated with withe chalky substance Used by young men to kill birds for eating and sometimes for feathers. This one for small birds. Made by men
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-7032, described as Axe; iron blade inserted into hard wood handle; l. 60 cm; w. of head 24 cm. Used by men and women for chopping wood.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 5-6924, described as Half of a baby carrier; rectangular piece of cow hide folded at bottom to form flap; loop part of one strap at bottom; l. 47 cm; w. 35.

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