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1. Atubwa (wooden bowl)

Atubwa (wooden bowl)
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bowl (atubwa); origin Turkana people of Kenya.

3. Snuff holder

Snuff holder
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden snuff holder with metal chain attached by wire and metal strip around the narrow opening; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

4. Snuff holder

Snuff holder
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Bark snuff holder; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

6. Coiled beaded basket

Coiled beaded basket
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Coiled basked with lid; has beaded cover of blue, yellow, green, red, and white beads in diamond designs, beaded knob on top, tightly woven; resembles sweetgrass baskets of the South Carolina lowcountry; origin Luo people of Kenya.

8. Decorated wooden container

Decorated wooden container
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden container with lid and two handles; lid has star and heart design, body has two leopards, origin Kenya.

9. Carved wooden head

Carved wooden head
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Carved wooden head of a cattle herder, made for tourists, origin west Kenya.

10. Carved wooden head

Carved wooden head
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Carved wooden head of a cattle herder, made for tourists, origin west Kenya.

11. Ebony bowl

Ebony bowl
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Ebony dish; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

12. Atubwa (wooden bowl)

Atubwa (wooden bowl)
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bowl (atubwa) with two pieces of metal-like staples on one side; bowl is oval in shape, rounded on the bottom; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

13. 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).

14. Carved wooden figure

Carved wooden figure
Description:
Carving of a human and an animal; the shapes are intertwined and a human face is part of the animal figure; origin South Kenya; engraved lettering on front reads "MR KASUMILI IOMASIL FROM_MbEGAM LD bAGAMOYO MAKOMDE."

15. Atubwa

Atubwa
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wooden bowl (atubwa); origin Turkana people of Kenya.

16. Hunting spear

Hunting spear
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Hunting spear for protection against lions; metal handle and blade with four holes, blade and handle attached by a piece of wood, metal wiring wrapped around sections of the handle; origin Nandi people of Kenya.

17. Soapstone head

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

18. Skin bag

Skin bag
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Skin key patch made for sale by inmates of Nairobi prison; brown fur on one side, metal loop and snap for closures.

19. Candle holder

Candle holder
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Wood carving that was used as a candle-holder; birds and crocodiles carved around the stand; remnants of the candle remain; origin south Kenya.

20. Soapstone head

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

21. 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.

22. Soapstone ashtrays

Soapstone ashtrays
Description:
Two shallow heart-shaped soapstone ashtrays with flat bases and nearly identical sizes.

23. Gourd container

Gourd container
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Gourd vessel with a hide cover over its mouth; decorated strip of hide with green, red, and blue beads and seven cowry shells attached to side; string of white, orange, and blue beads attach the cover to the strip of hide; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

24. Snuff holder

Snuff holder
Date:
1951 and 1989
Description:
Bark snuff holder; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

25. Decorated wooden container

Decorated wooden container
Date:
1965 and 1966
Description:
Wooden container with lid; plant design burned into wood, origin Kenya.

26. Stirring ladle

Stirring ladle
Date:
1951
Description:
Rectangular shaped stirring implement, dark wood; origin Turkana people of Kenya or Dodoth people of Uganda.

27. Beaded necklace

Beaded necklace
Date:
1951
Description:
Part of a necklace with green, red, white, and brown beads, the brown beads irregularly shaped; strung on a string that has unraveled at the end; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

28. Stirring implement

Stirring implement
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden stirring ladle, very ornate design, dark wood; origin Kenya or Uganda.

29. Stirring ladle

Stirring ladle
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden stirring ladle, dark wood, roughly done, with split in wood; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

30. Stirring implement

Stirring implement
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden stirring ladle, very primitive in design, ladle turns upward; origin Kenya or Uganda.

31. Ebony letter opener

Ebony letter opener
Date:
1951
Description:
Ebony paper knife with an elephant carved on the handle, large notch carved just below elephant; origin West Kenya.

32. Small knife

Small knife
Date:
1951
Description:
Small knife with wooden handle wrapped in a metal strip; hide sheath decorated with a strip of wood wrapped with thick thread; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

33. Knife with sheath

Knife with sheath
Date:
1951
Description:
Decorative knife with metal blade and wooden handle with metal dots at top and base; sheath with a wrist thong made of some sort of hide; metal wire wrapped around tip of sheath; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

34. Circular knife

Circular knife
Date:
1951
Description:
Circular knife, believed to be worn on a wrist; blade edge is covered, ends of cover have copper fittings, interior opening has cover with wire decoration; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

35. Neck rest

Neck rest
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden neckrest/headrest with wooden charm attached to a woven vine; vine is attached to central vertical piece with two holes; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

36. Neck rest

Neck rest
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden neckrest/headrest with vine cord attached to two holes in the vertical piece of the object; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

37. Neck rest

Neck rest
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden neckrest/headrest with two holes that would have had a chain or cord through them; wood is stained; origin Turkana people of Kenya.