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1. Bangle bracelet

Museum number:: 5-16970
Culture or time period:: Gurage
Object class:: Bangles
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: diameter 12.4 centimeters and width 2.5 centimeters
Collector:: Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:: Ethiopia

2. Bangle bracelet

Museum number:: 5-16971
Culture or time period:: Gurage
Object class:: Bangles
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: diameter 8 centimeters and width 2.8 centimeters
Collector:: Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:: Ethiopia

3. Bracelet

Museum number:: 5-16973
Culture or time period:: Gurage
Object class:: Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: diameter 7 centimeters and width 2 centimeters
Collector:: Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:: Ethiopia

4. Earrings

Museum number:: 5-784a,b
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Earrings (jewelry)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collector:: University of California African Expedition
Collection place:: Mushuru, Kajiado, Kenya
Collection date:: 1947-1948

5. Knife with sheath and belt

Museum number:: 5-16847a-c
Culture or time period:: Gurage
Function:: 1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Dimensions:: a— length 54 centimeters, b— length 49 centimeters, and c— length 113 centimeters
Collector:: Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:: Ethiopia

6. Ostrich feather holder

Museum number:: 5-6149b
Culture or time period:: Kamba
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:: Ronald J. Clarke
Collection place:: Ukambani, Kenya