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31. Fly wrist

Fly wrist
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Ritual fly wrist used by doctors; long wooden handle with some type of hair attached; purchased from Turkana (Kenya).

32. Wooden slit gong

Wooden slit gong
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden slit gong with two handles carved on each side, one with metal and straw wrapped around it; metal strip and random nails nailed onto one side; origin Rwanda.

33. Harp

Harp
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Five string harp with a wooden body, animal skin across top, cord strings; very decorated with geometric pattern wood-burned into body, arm has giraffe-like spots; origin Uganda.

34. Soapstone head

Soapstone head
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Soapstone pear-shaped head with accented nose and lips, made for tourists, origin west Kenya.

35. Soapstone head

Soapstone head
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Soapstone pear-shaped head with accented nose and lips, made for tourists, origin west Kenya.

36. Tuyere (kiln part)

Tuyere (kiln part)
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
End of a pottery tuyere used in a kiln; a tuyere is a tube through which air or oxygen is blown into a blast furnace, a ceramic blow tube to keep the furnace hot; origin Uganda.

37. Small wooden pot

Small wooden pot
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Small wooden pot, crudely done; origin Ik people of Uganda.

38. Soapstone vase

Soapstone vase
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Soapstone vessel in the shape of a small vase with wide mouth and narrow neck, origin West Kenya.

39. Wooden stool

Wooden stool
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden, three-legged stool that appears to have been carved from one piece of wood; origin Ik people of Uganda.