Collection place: Eastern Province, Kenya / Culture or time period: Kenyan cultures / Function: 1.4 Transportation - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Jug, accession number 5-13313a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Jug and lid, accession number 5-13313a,b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Leather rope, accession number 5-13660, described as DAH., Kenya; Gob Dogo (village); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13660, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 48c. File code: 1.4 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Camel leather from freshly slaughtered animal skin is put into hole in th ground until hair rots off, skin is cut around as one peels an orange. Softened with water. Six strips used to braid the rope. Context of use: Made by married women only. *Used to tie the house mats and long poles to camel during a move. Also used to tie thorn bushes which are dragged behind camel during the move and which will be used for a fence at the new gob. Used by women and girls only. Description: Rope; braided,; leather l L=4.17 M. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #JC48(JC19)

Hearst Museum object titled Lid, accession number 5-13313b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Woven mat, accession number 5-13321, described as Ar-Rar., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13321, acc no. 3332. File code: 1.4 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Branch of halam tree tied with camel hide- sides made from bark of Darnar tree wound into strands and woven Context of use: Used by women; shelf or carrier to carry small things on camel during moves and for storing things in the house. Hangs behind skins at back of house. Description: Shelf; 2 fiber woven pieces held in oval wood frames sewn together at bottom with leather strips; l=50 cm; W=36cm. Located in barrel. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.