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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6117, described as Vertically hafted adze; iron blade; wood handle; L. 70 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6116, described as Adze; metal blade covered at base with rhino skin; wood handle; L. 41 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-7028, described as Public apron; brown cow hide with red, yello, green and blue spherical glass beads; blue bead border; fibre twine ties; l. 14 cm w. 15 cm. Worn by women as an apron to cover genital area. Kisanza is name for apron without belt, with belt called kitemu.

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-6914, described as a) apron and b) tail (triangle attachment)

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-7026, described as Public apron; brown cow hide with yellow, green and blue spherical glass beads; blue border; fibre twine ties; l. 15 cm; w. 14 cm. Worn by women as an apron to cover genital area. Kisanza is name for apron without belt, with belt called kitemu.

Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-7027, described as Public apron; brown cow hide with yellow, green and blue spherical glass beads; green b border; fibre twine ties; l. 14 cm; w. 14 cm. Worn by women as an apron to cover genital area. Kisanza is name for apron without belt, with belt called kitemu.

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 5-6939, described as Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head inserted into foreshaft and wrapped with sinew. L. 60 cm. Head L. 3.5 cm. Dia 1.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6938, described as Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head wrapped with sinew; l. 61 cm; dia l. cm; head l. 12 cm.

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