Object type: ethnography / Culture or time period: Eastern African cultures / Materials: Metal - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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 Bells, accession number 5-6640, described as pellet bells; small pieces of flat metal (iron?) folded into globe shape; each has two drilled holes; strung on one piece of wood fiber in alternating row pattern.

Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container, accession number 5-13283, described as snuff bottle w/ cover; (a) container of cape buffalo horn w/ central band w/ rectangles in relief; h. 6.3 cm.; metal chain attaches container to cover (b) of leather faced w/ varicolored glass seed beads; diam. 4.2 cm.

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 5-16870, described as iton and wood spear. very long blade (97cm) on a short shaft attached to a wooden handgrip, which in turn attaches to a metal shaft which ends in a 4-sided point.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear shaft, accession number 5-16935, described as wooden spear shaft. 3.5cm at top, tapering to a point which is metal clad. hole in wide end to accept the tang of the spear point. wide end finished with a metal collar.

Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-16869, described as wooden stool, carved from a single block of wood. round, concave seat with 3 legs which "L" into feet. leather decorative band around seat edge and each foot is secured with metal tacks. stool is stained dark brown and varnished. donor affixed small felt pads to the bottom of each foot.