Collection place: Kenya / Culture or time period: Eastern African cultures / Materials: Wood (plant material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Kenya Culture or time period Eastern African cultures Materials Wood (plant material)

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-13400, described as Adze—wood; hook-shaped handle with circular metal blade tilted over short end of handle. Length 46 cm, width 19.4 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-1733, described as Arrow; feathered wooden shaft, incised, with barbed point

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-1731, described as Arrow; feathered wooden shaft, with steel point

Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 5-13710, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Pillow, accession number 5-802, described as Wooden pillow.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-16934, described as metal and wood spear. long, leaf shaped blade on a short shaft attached to a wooden handgrip which in turn attached to a metal shaft which ends in a 4-sided point.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-16936, described as Masai spear; unbarbed leaf-shaped head on steel shaft. this shaft is attached to a wooden shaft which in turn is attached to a second steel shaft. the second steel shaft is decorated with a collar of hide having black hairs. blade is protected with a strip of leather along the edge and secured with a leather thong.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-16933, described as Masai spear; steel head with 2 sets of dual barbs. embedded in end of dark wood shaft and secured with and iron ring.