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4. 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.

5. Carved wooden head

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

6. Carved wooden head

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

7. 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).

8. Soapstone head

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

9. Soapstone head

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

10. 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.

11. Decorated wooden container

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

12. Atubwa (wooden bowl)

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

13. 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.

14. Snuff holder

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

15. 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.

16. Ebony bowl

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

17. 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.

18. Atubwa

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

19. 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.

20. 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.