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| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0106 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Shield | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cow hide; Wood; Pigments | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 54.5, Depth = 18.0, Length = 129.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0107 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Shield | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cow hide; Wood; Pigments | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 58.0, Depth = 12.5, Length = 105.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0108 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Shield | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya or Tanzania | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cow hide; Wood; Pigments | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.0, Thickness = 153, Length = 131.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0109 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Shield | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| 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 | Cow hide; Wood; Pigments | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 59.0, Depth = 7.5, Length = 100.0 |
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CAS 0018-0110 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Water jar with lid | |
| Culture | Kikuyu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Gourd; Glass beads; Leather; Metal chain; Native cordage | |
| Description | Milk or water jar made from hallowed gourd with constricted neck, whose top has been removed to form an opening; Exterior of gourd (except for underbody and upper portion of neck) is completely covered in beaded network formed by vertical rows of beads strung between vertical leather spacer bars; Checkerboard pattern consists of alternating panels in white and dark blue; Short doubled chain loops are pendant from lowest row of beadwork to form fringes; Long flat leather carrying strap extends up one side and neck of jar and down the opposite side and is completely covered on one face with blue and white beads; Stopper made from end of gourd is decorated with white and black bead fringes. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 23.0, Max Diam = 19.5 | |
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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 | |
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| 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 0018-0116 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Vest | |
| Culture | Kikuyu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1930 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather; Glass and wooden beads; Native cordage (?) | |
| Description | Young girl's vest worn on festive occasions and made from single piece of leather with hole cut in center to slip vest over wearer's head and slit extending down most of front; Lower ends on both front and back are truncated; Beaded decoration on front includes large triangular motif blue and white on either side of center slit, with rows of bead fringes above and below, and large triangular beaded panel pendant from bottom edge; Beaded decoration on back includes band of 3 triangular motifs in blue and white along top and several rows of beaded fringes (blue, white, black, and red) below and large triangular beaded panel pendant from bottom edge (similar to one on front). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 26.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 104.0 | |
| 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 | |
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| 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 0018-0119 |  |
| 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 0018-0125A,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 | |
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| 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 0018-0126A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| 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 = 12.7, Max Diam = 24.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0129 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Shield | |
| Culture | Kikuyu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1940 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood: baobab; Pigments | |
| Description | Young boys' flat oval shield carved to shape from single piece of baobab wood; Large perforated hand grip (?) extends out from one end on reverse face; Lozenge-shaped perforation is carved in center of shield; Narrow ridge is carved in low relief along edge and down center on front of shield; Ridge is painted with rust-brown pigment and remaining surface is painted white; Reverse of shield is carved with low relief ridge down center, flanked by crescent bands of contiguous triangles; The bands are painted alternately rust brown or black, all on white background; Hand grip area is not painted; This type of shield is worn by a junior warrior during his initiation rite. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.2, Depth = 10.8, Length = 56.5 |
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CAS 0018-0135 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Waist ornament | |
| Culture | Kikuyu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0018-0137 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Swahili | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| 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 | |
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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 | |
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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 0018-0140 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Pokemo | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tana River District | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Along Tana River | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Doom palm leaves | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.6, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 400.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0141 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earring | |
| Culture | Kikuyu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.0, Length = 5.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0018-0142 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Coconut palm leaves | |
| Description | Bag made for tourist trade. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.8, Thickness = 2.6, Length = 12.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0018-0146 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Apron | |
| Culture | Lumbwa | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Beads; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 16.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = ca. 31.5 |
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