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Catalog Number	CAS 0493-0454A,B
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Sandals
Culture	Gabra
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.	Meikona, Gabraland
County
Other Geographic Data	Meikona, Gabraland
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Torry Collection (Gabra)
Materials	Cow hide
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.1, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 32.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0471-0076A,B
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Sandals
Culture	Kikuyu
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Village: Gitaru
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	1950s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Cow hide
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 12.7, Thickness = 2.2, Length = 27.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0513-0149A,B
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Sandals
Culture	Rendille
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.	Marsabit, Rendilleland
County
Other Geographic Data	Marsabit, Rendilleland
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Cow hide
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 3.2, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 13.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0513-0150A-C
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Sandals
Culture	Rendille
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.	Marsabit, Rendilleland
County
Other Geographic Data	Marsabit, Rendilleland
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Cow hide
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 5.2, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 14.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0513-0115
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Skirt tassels
Culture	Rendille
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.	Marsabit, Rendilleland
County
Other Geographic Data	Marsabit, Rendilleland
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Cow leather; Aluminum; Other metal (bullet shells)
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 4.5, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 22.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0018-0135
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Waist ornament
Culture	Kikuyu
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1930
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Leather; Glass beads; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Metal chain
Description	Clothing accessory ornament worn around the waist by young women, consisting of triangular leather panel completely decorated on front by beadwork; Pattern consists of central row of overlapping circles in pink and red with row of cowrie shell beads down the center, all on multi-colored background (white, red, pink, black, white, and blue; Red and pink beads form a border around all three sides, with additional blue and white border along top; Short lengths of metal chain form fringe along bottom; Leather thong for attaching ornament to waist is threaded through pair of holes along top.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 17.7, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 20.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0513-0125
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name	Waistband
Culture	Rendille
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.	Marsabit, Rendilleland
County
Other Geographic Data	Marsabit, Rendilleland
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	1977
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Ostrich egg shell beads; Leather; Native cordage; Bubunto tree seed beads
Description	Waistband made and worn by young girls and women under their skirts and intended to be seen only by their boyfriends or husbands; Waistband consists of string of round disc beads made from pieces of ostrich egg shell, all strung on leather thong and native cordage; Ends of strand are joined together at one end which also includes single bubunto tree seed bead; Short string of additional eggshell beads and another bubunto tree seed bead are over and knotted at opposite end of bead strand.
Dimensions (cm)	Max Diam = 2.1, Length = 43.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2002-0003-0003
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Comb
Culture
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description	Handmade comb made from single flat piece of wood and carved with 12 long tapered teeth and greatly constricted handle; Surfaces are not sanded, suggesting piece is unfinished; Wood is natural color.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 8.5, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 23.9

Catalog Number	CAS 2002-0003-0004
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Comb
Culture
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description	Handmade comb made from single flat piece of wood and carved with 14 long round, tapered teeth and constricted handle with flared rounded end; Wood is natural color.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 8.5, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 23.2

Catalog Number	CAS 2002-0003-0005
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Comb
Culture
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description	Handmade comb made from single flat piece of wood and carved with 15 long round, tapered teeth and constricted handle with flared proximal end; Single hole drilled through end of handle; Wood is stained very dark brown to black.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 7.6, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 21.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0493-0170
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Comb
Culture	Gabra
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.	Meikona, Gabraland
County
Other Geographic Data	Meikona, Gabraland
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1975
Collection Name	Torry Collection (Gabra)
Materials	Wood
Description	Long, narrow comb carved from single piece of wood; Distal end has six long teeth that are round in cross-section and tapered; Long, rectangular handle extends from proximal end; Similar geometric designs of lines and circles are carved on both faces of central portion of comb.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 1.1, Width = 4.4, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 20.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0493-0171
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Comb
Culture	Gabra
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.	Meikona, Gabraland
County
Other Geographic Data	Meikona, Gabraland
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Torry Collection (Gabra)
Materials	Wood
Description	Large comb carved from single piece of wood; Distal end has 9 teeth that are round in cross-section and tapered; Wide, flat handle on proximal end is constricted in center and undecorated except for pair of three-dimensional human (?) heads on top.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 9.6, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 30.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0018-0137
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Comb
Culture	Swahili
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description	Double-ended comb carved from single piece of wood; one end has 9 long teeth that are round in cross-section and taper to distal end; Opposite end has 20 very short teeth that are somewhat square in cross-section and bifacially thinned; Central area of comb is constricted and carved on both faces with shallow geometric designs, including diamonds, triangles, zigzags, hearts, and floral units.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 0.9, Width = 7.4, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 23.1

Catalog Number	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
County
Other Geographic Data
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

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
County
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

Catalog Number	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
County
Other Geographic Data
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

Catalog Number	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
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 6.4, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 17.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0528-0036
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Comb
Culture	Tiriki
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

Catalog Number	CAS 2002-0003-0006
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Comb
Culture	unknown
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description	Handmade double-ended comb made from single flat piece of wood and carved with 7 long round, widely spaced and tapered teeth on one end and 18 short closely spaced teeth on opposite end; Mid-section of comb is constricted and decorated with shallow incised lines; Wood is stained very dark brown to black.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 1.0, Width = 6.1, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 20.1

Catalog Number	CAS 2002-0003-0007
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Comb
Culture	unknown
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description	Handmade double-ended comb made from single flat piece of wood and carved with 11 long round, widely spaced and tapered teeth on one end and 18 shorter, square closely spaced teeth on opposite end; Mid-section of comb is constricted and decorated with shallow incised lines; Wood is stained very dark brown to black.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 0.9, Width = 7.5, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 25.4

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