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1. 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).

2. 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.

5. Ebony bowl

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

6. 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.

7. Atubwa

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

8. 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.

9. Snuff holder

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

10. Stirring ladle

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

11. 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.

12. Stirring ladle

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

13. 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.

14. Wooden spoon

Wooden spoon
Date:
1951
Description:
Wooden spoon decorated with small silver nails; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

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