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Hearst Museum object titled Anklet, accession number 5-6102, described as Anklet; solid metal bent in a circle and tied with wire, passing through five metal bottle caps. Worn by women around the ankle, often several of them. Found in deserted Masai village.

Hearst Museum object titled Armlet, accession number 5-799d, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Armlet, accession number 5-799a, described as coiled wire armlet

Hearst Museum object titled Armlet, accession number 5-799c, described as coiled wire armlet

Hearst Museum object titled Armlet, accession number 5-799b, described as coiled wire armlet

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6015, described as Arrow; reed shaft; iron laurel-leaf point with twisted barbed shank; feathers; L. 67 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6099, described as Beaded arrow; cylindrical staff notched one end; other end has dark mastic implanted with glass disc. Used by boys just after circumcision to shoot at uncircumcised boys and at girls; found in deserted Masai manyatta (village).

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6014, described as Arrow; reed shaft; iron laurel-leaf point with twisted barbed shank; feathers; L. 67 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-791, described as Fiber bag

Hearst Museum object titled Beaded collar, accession number 5-15323, described as Beaded collar. Green, red, white, blue, orange, yellow and black glass beads strung on iron wire in concentric circles. Coils held flat by leather strips at quadrant points and by 2 short strings of beads at diametric opposition. Each 23.5 centimeter diameter X width of coils X 3.5 centimeters. From East Africa, Kenya, Nairobi, Masai. Context of use: personal adornment, probably made for tourist trade.

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