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| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0005A,B | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Water jar | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: copper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.2, Max Diam = 15.2 |
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CAS 0018-0011 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Water jar | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: copper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.2, Max Diam = 21.6 | |
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CAS 0303-0034 |  |
| Category | Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Reeds; Bark; Seeds | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 20.5, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 26.3 | |
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CAS 0018-0147A,B |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Slippers | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.1, Width = 8.0, Length = 24.8 | |
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CAS 0018-0125A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Other Geographic Data | East African coast and Gulf | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Palm fiber | |
| Description | Basket used to store bread known as mofa; Bread is baked from corn or millet. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.9, Max Diam = 17.8 | |
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CAS 0018-0111A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Other Geographic Data | East African coast and Gulf | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Vegetable material | |
| Description | Basket used to store bread known as mofa; Bread is baked from corn or millet. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.0, Max Diam = 24.0 | |
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CAS 0018-0103A-C |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Writing box | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Other Geographic Data | East African coast | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Writing box carved in Malbar style; originated in India. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.2, Width = 19.1, Length = 46.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0117 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Writing box with lid | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Other Geographic Data | East Africa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Writing box. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.1, Width = 8.9, Length = 21.0 |
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CAS 0018-0209 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Reading desk | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Other Geographic Data | East African coast | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Book rest used for holding Koran while reading in the mosque. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 37.0 (open), Width = 21.6 (closed), Thickness = 3.4 (closed), Length = 45.7 (closed) | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0017 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Coffee pot | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: copper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 40.6, Max Diam = 25.4 |
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CAS 0018-0014 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Water pot | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: copper | |
| Description | Rounded bottom sloping upward to vertical sides that slope in at the shoulder to a narrow neck that flares outward then inverts to the rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.8, Rim Diam = 12.7, Max Diam = 27.9 | |
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CAS 0018-0079 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: copper; Tin | |
| Description | Small pedestal base that turns into a globular body that contracts to a flat flaring rim that returns to the vertical and then again flares outward horizontally, both horizontal sections of rim have etched decorations rim is notched. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.7, Max Diam = 24.9 | |
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CAS 0018-0210 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Coconut shredder | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya, possibly | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | East African coast | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Coconut shredder carved from a single flat rectangular wooden plank that was partially split along the flat plane from both ends and then carved in the center area so the upper face of one end of the original plank is joined to the lower face of the other end of the plank, with the two halves remaining interlocked; One surface of each half is intricately carved with panels of concentric circles and contiguous "X' motifs, and one end of one half is also extended to form a cylindrical handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.3, Width = 14.7, Length = 50.3 | |
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CAS 0018-0157 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Swahili or Boni | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Lamu District | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.4, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 17.8 | |
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CAS 0018-0119 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Swahili or Boni | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Lamu District | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.2, Width = 5.1, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 18.7 | |
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CAS 0018-0138 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Swahili or Boni | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Lamu District | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 23.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0018-0139 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Swahili or Boni | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Lamu District | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 0.8, Width = 6.4, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 19.1 | |
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CAS 0528-0024 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Tiriki | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Northeast Kisumu | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal; Cord | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.0, Thickness = 3.0, Length = 26.5 | |
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CAS 0528-0036 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Tiriki | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Kisumu | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.3, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 21.1 | |
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CAS 0528-0037 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Staff | |
| Culture | Tiriki | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Kisumu | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.2, Thickness = 2.1, Length = 91.7 | |
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