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Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-13394j, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6966, 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 tied to shaft with twine and sinew; 3 guinea hen feathers; l. 60 cm. Materials: reed, wood, guinea hen feathers, twine, sinew coated with withe chalky substance 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 Axe, accession number 5-7032, described as Axe; iron blade inserted into hard wood handle; l. 60 cm; w. of head 24 cm. Used by men and women for chopping wood.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 5-6924, described as Half of a baby carrier; rectangular piece of cow hide folded at bottom to form flap; loop part of one strap at bottom; l. 47 cm; w. 35.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 5-6922, described as Native name: Ngoi Baby carrier; half; rectangular piece cowhide with smaller piece sewn and folded over to form flap; leather strap at top and part of one at bottom; one cowry sewn on front; l. 35 cm; w. 29 cm. Materials: Cow hide, leather, cowry Used by women to carry baby which sits facing mother's back. Top strap goes over mother's head, bottom around waist Made by men- special craftsman who also make leather quivers
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 5-6923, described as Native name: Ngoi Half of a baby carrier; rectangular piece cowhide folded at top to form flap; leather strap at top and part of strap at bottom; l. 39 cm, w. 36 cm. Materials: Cow hide, leather Used by women to carry baby which sits facing mother's back. Top strap goes over mother's head, bottom around waist Made by men- special craftsman who also make leather quivers
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 5-6921, described as Native name: Ngoi Baby carrier; two pieces rectangular cow hide sewn to form bag; one strap leather at top and one cloth, to which two pieces chain and one aluminum ornament attached, at bottom; l. 33 cm; w. 32 cm. Materials: Cow hide, leather, chain, aluminum Used by women to carry baby which sits facing mother's back. Top strap goes over mother's head, bottom around waist Made by men- special craftsman who also make leather quivers
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-6945, described as String bag; twined black-brown vegetable fibre; braided twine strap attached to piece of leather sewn to both sides of bag; h. 17 cm; dia. 16 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-13438, described as Goat skin bag; sides sewn together with leather. White on one side; white and black on the other. Trapezoidal in shape with a twisted fiber tie.
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-6909, described as Native name: Kthungi or kyondo String bag; twined sisal string with parallel red band designs; red, green and blue spherical glass beads sewn on lip; leather strap attached to leather piece at both ends and split into 3 pieces at the ends terminating with brass coiled wire; and disc beads; h. 10.5 cm; dia. 13 cm. Materials: Twined sisal; leather; brass; beads Used by women to carry things. Strap looped over head with bad supported on back. Made by women

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