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1. Drum

Museum number:: 5-14965
Culture or time period:: Ganda
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: length 47.5 centimeters and diameter 39.7 centimeters
Collector:: Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:: Uganda

2. Fly switch or whisk

Museum number:: 5-16830
Culture or time period:: Gurage
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: width 10 centimeters and length 100 centimeters
Collector:: Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:: Ethiopia

3. Fly whisk

Museum number:: 5-7879
Culture or time period:: Karamojong
Object class:: Fly whisks
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Collection place:: Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda

4. 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:: b— length 49 centimeters, c— length 113 centimeters, and a— length 54 centimeters
Collector:: Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:: Ethiopia

5. Neck rest

Museum number:: 5-3391
Culture or time period:: Karamojong
Function:: 1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Dimensions:: width 14.605 centimeters and height 19.685 centimeters
Collector:: John Desmond Clark
Collection place:: Uganda
Collection date:: February 1963

6. Spear

Museum number:: 5-16936
Culture or time period:: Maasai people
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Dimensions:: length 231 centimeters
Collector:: R. E. Hungate
Collection place:: Kenya
Collection date:: 1960s-1970s

7. Spear

Museum number:: 5-15319a-d
Culture or time period:: Karamojong
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collector:: Mary Jean Aerni
Collection place:: Karamoja, Uganda
Collection date:: 1968