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BraceletAj162

Beaded bracelet with leather strap and snap closure at ends. Beads are black and red double rows bordered by single row of yellow.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass, leather skin, metal and fibre
Made in
Kajiado, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletAj159

Beaded bracelet with three to four rows of black beads, one row red, one row yellow, and one row light green, repeating. There are eight bands of black with three rows and seven bands of black with four rows of beads.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass, plastic and fibre ?
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ear Ornament734/12

A long red-brown piece of skin folded in half lengthwise with a beaded design of four rows on one side. The top row has horizontal lines of blue-white, red, green, and white beads. The second row has horizontal lines of blue, white, and orange beads in between a big white bead outlined with blue beads and a big blue bead outlined with red beads. The third row has horizontal lines of blue, white, green, and red beads. The fourth row has horizontal lines of blue, red, and blue-white beads in between a big green bead outlined with orange beads and a big orange bead outlined with blue beads. The end is rimmed with two rows of red, and green beads.

Culture
Maasai ? or Kikuyu ?
Material
skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj121

Dark brown goat bell of goat horn. Two long slits with braided hide through them to form the collar. Two carved wooden sticks for clackers attached to single piece of wire in the bell on the cord.

Culture
Maasai
Material
metal, wood, leather skin and horn
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tobacco ContainerAj120

Small, pear-shaped container carved from one piece of wood with a leather lid and a long metal chain. Connected to the bottle on the centre and onto the lid by cotton cords. Also connected to the centre of the bottle on the opposite side. Centre has incised squares. Lines of blue, red, and white beads at the bottom knob. Lid has two lines of beads in red, green, blue, and white. Top of the lid has concentric rings of different colours. Smells of tobacco and has tobacco particles in it.

Culture
Maasai
Material
wood, cotton fibre, leather skin, glass and metal
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarspoolAj119

Masai ear plug carved from light weight and light yellow wood. Stained brown. Legs and some of body has round conical-shaped body which has been incised with burned lines running vertically and horizontally, forming squares. Two legs carved on each side both have a hole pierced on the bottom of the foot. Top has red, green, orange, white, and blue beads pressed into the surface.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head CoverAj117

A thin pliable piece made from one piece of dyed red leather. Long hood style gathered in four places on the crown. Has two white cords on tje upper two gathered places as ties. Two beads per stitch run around the entire edge, across the upper part, and down the centre to the end where a silver chain is attached with a brass (?) arrow point is at its end. Stitching is done with black and red cotton thread and blue nylon thread. Beads are multi-coloured,and different sizes. Smooth inside. Rougher outside texture.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
metal, glass, nylon fibre, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj118

Large cow horn made into a goat bell. Dark brown flaring out to a white colour. Two holes at each side with a piece of leather through them. Choker is made of braided thick leather tied together strips with two flat pieces of leather tied together as a clasp. Inside, there are two carved pieces which are solid wood hanging on metal wire.

Culture
Maasai ? or Turkana ?
Material
cow horn, leather skin, metal and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PouchCc3

Pouch of stiff dark brown leather. Flat envelope-like pouch with high sides and dips in centre. Stitching along sides and has decoration doubled on centre of bag with yellow, blue, white, green beads at intervals, two on each side and two on bottom. Also stitching in u-shape with beads. Decorated only on one side. Stitching dyed red, now faded. Stitching loose, broken in one area on front side and back side. Handle is thin strip of leather. Bag does not open, leather is very stiff.

Culture
Maasai
Material
fibre, dye, glass ? and leather skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.232

Plain carved and polished brown horn with the ends coiled with copper. Shaped like an rounded oval open mouth.

Culture
Maasai
Material
horn and copper metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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