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1. Blade cover

Museum number:
5-13393d
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collector:
Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Dogo, Marsabit, Kenya

2. Container

Museum number:
5-797
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Object class:
Containers (receptacles)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Collector:
University of California African Expedition
Collection place:
Mushuru, Kajiado, Kenya
Collection date:
April 1948

3. Cushion

Museum number:
5-16868
Culture or time period:
Gurage
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
length 69 centimeters, height 10 centimeters, and width 36.5 centimeters
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia

4. Cushion

Museum number:
5-16812
Culture or time period:
Gurage
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
width 25 centimeters and length 76 centimeters
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia

5. Cushion

Museum number:
5-16813
Culture or time period:
Fuge and Gurage
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
length 71 centimeters and width 26 centimeters
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:
Shewa province (historical region), Ethiopia

6. Horn cup

Museum number:
5-5982
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:
length outside curve— length 68 centimeters, Mouth— width 11.5 centimeters, and Mouth— height 9.5 centimeters
Collector:
Arthur Storhaugh
Collection place:
Kenya

7. Necklace

Museum number:
5-6075
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
diameter 20 centimeters
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Collection date:
1965

8. Shield

Museum number:
5-16815
Culture or time period:
Gurage
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:
height 24 centimeters and diameter 65 centimeters
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:
Shewa province (historical region), Ethiopia

9. Snuffbox

Museum number:
5-10218
Culture or time period:
Luvale and Lwena
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:
height 5.7 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Livingstone, Zambia
Collection date:
1962

10. Snuff container

Museum number:
5-13283
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:
a— height 6.3 centimeters and b— diameter 4.2 centimeters
Collection place:
Kenya
Collection date:
unknown