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Start Over Collection place Ukambani, Kenya Function 2.1 Daily Garb
Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-7028, described as Public apron; brown cow hide with red, yello, green and blue spherical glass beads; blue bead border; fibre twine ties; l. 14 cm w. 15 cm. Worn by women as an apron to cover genital area. Kisanza is name for apron without belt, with belt called kitemu.
Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-6914, described as a) apron and b) tail (triangle attachment)
Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-7026, described as Public apron; brown cow hide with yellow, green and blue spherical glass beads; blue border; fibre twine ties; l. 15 cm; w. 14 cm. Worn by women as an apron to cover genital area. Kisanza is name for apron without belt, with belt called kitemu.
Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-7027, described as Public apron; brown cow hide with yellow, green and blue spherical glass beads; green b border; fibre twine ties; l. 14 cm; w. 14 cm. Worn by women as an apron to cover genital area. Kisanza is name for apron without belt, with belt called kitemu.
Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 5-6121b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Fly whisk, accession number 5-6950, described as Fly whisk; black wildebeest tail with wood inserted as handle; wood extends beyond tail; L. 69.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Fly whisk, accession number 5-6949, described as Fly whisk; black wildebeest tail with wood inserted for handle; L. 47 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Pouch, accession number 5-6121a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Pubic apron, accession number 5-6917, described as Native name: kisanza Diminutive pubic apron; open circle of leather thong with rectangular panel of 3 rows cylindrical pieces of bronze strung on fibre twine attached; dia. 18 cm; panel l. 4 cm; w. 3 cm. Materials: leather, bronze, fibre twine Worn by little girls as clothing - suspended over genital region and tied around waist Made by women
Hearst Museum object titled Pubic apron, accession number 5-6912, described as Native name: Kitemu-apron w/belt Pubic apron; cloth sewn in rectangle decorated with 47 rows of white buttons on front; red spherical glass beads along bottom; belt of cloth; length: 24 cm; w. 15.5 cm. Materials: cloth; buttons, beads Women by women as clothing suspended over genital region and tied around waist. Kitemu is an apron with a belt. An apron without a belt is called Kisanza. A diminutive child's apron is also called Kisanza. Made by women

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