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Necklace3643/2

Round beaded neck ring with striped design. Necklace consists of eight rows of encircling beads, becoming successively smaller in size towards centre. Rows are (from exterior to interior): alternating white and blue, orange-red, amber, orange-red, white, orange-red, periwinkle blue, orange-red. All beads are circular except for white beads in exterior row; white beads are oval-shaped. Thin strands of braided metal placed intermittently across neck ring to hold beads in place. Necklace secures at back with a large hook clasp.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass and metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Container3643/1

Gourd container with attached lid, round bottom, and a long slender neck that curves. Leather lid covers circular opening, and has beaded stripes along the top and bottom edges; done in light green, red, dark blue, orange, and white. Lid is attached to long hide strip that is stitched along the back of gourd, acting as a handle; skin strip is looped at end. Groupings of stripes decorate length of strap; done in dark blue, red, orange, and white.

Culture
Maasai
Material
gourd fruit, glass and skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3643/3

Round beaded neck ring with striped design. Necklace consists of seven rows of encircling beads, becoming successively smaller in size towards centre. Rows are (from exterior to interior): alternating white and blue, red-orange, red-orange, amber, red-orange, red-orange, dark blue. Thin strands of braided metal placed intermittently across neck ring to hold beads in place. Space between two braided cords, at front of necklace, have columns of red-orange beads trimming two columns of white beads with blue stripes through them. Oval-shaped attachment along inner edge, decorated in dark blue beads; able to cross necklace band or protrude inward. Necklace secures at back with a large hook clasp.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass and metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3530/6

Red checkered man's wrap with finished ends; top and bottom are unfinished. The checkered squares are formed with four dark blue and four white lines on each side. Additional white horizontal and vertical lines throughout, forming crosses inside each square.

Culture
Maasai
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.101

Necklace composed of three bands of copper wire covered in alternating sections of tin and copper wire wound around each thicker wire. Copper chain tassel with coiled tin at the front.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
copper metal ? and tin metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubK4.215

Club carved from a length of wood, circular in cross-section, that narrows towards the centre and has ends that each taper to a point. One end is decorated with a thick band of incised cross-hatched lines.

Culture
Maasai
Material
wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.100 a-d

Set of four necklaces made of coiled copper wire. Part a is roughly twice as long as the others, part b overlaps at the ends, and the gap between the ends of part c is larger than the gap of part d.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
copper metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarspoolK4.266

Ear ornament carved from one piece of wood. The ornament is circular and v-shaped in cross-section.

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldK4.360

Shield with overall convex oval shape made from skin sewn with strips of skin to a bent wooden frame. The skin is painted with reddish-brown and black geometric designs and has a raised centre. An animal-like figure is painted in reddish-brown and white on the reverse. There is a length of wood attached at the reverse that is bent at the centre to form a handle. A length of fibre and a legth of skin are attached through holes at either end of the handle.

Culture
Maasai
Material
skin, wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Kenya ? or Tanzania ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldK4.359

Shield with overall convex oval shape made from skin sewn with strips of skin to a bent wooden frame. The skin is painted with reddish-brown, faint white, and black geometric designs and has a raised centre. An animal-like figures are painted in reddish-brown and black on the reverse. There is a length of wood attached at the reverse that is bent at the centre to form a handle and secured with skin straps.

Culture
Maasai
Material
skin, wood and paint
Made in
Kenya ? or Tanzania ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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