ETHNOGRAPHICAL COLLECTION FROM KILIMA-NJARO. 423 



Spear. Very broad and short blade, uieely i)olisbed. Wound with 

 copper Avire; short shaft. 

 Length, .5 feet 7 iiuhes. 

 Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151531 



Spear. Unpolished bhide short and narrow ; shaft long ; short, square- 

 sectioned spnd. 



Length, 5 feet 7 inches ; length of blade, 12 inches. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151532 



Spear. Blade, small. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151533 



Spear. Blade, small; tang thrust into the shaft and fastened on with 

 leather; handle very hard wood. 



Length, 5 feet 6^ inches. 



Wa Cliaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151534 



Spear. Hard- wood shaft; finely curved blade. 



Length, 5 feet 11 inches. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, f]ast Africa. 1515,35 



Spear. Shaft of white wood ; spud, pentagonal. 



Length, 6 feet 11 inches. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151536 



Ship:ld. Eim formed by turning \\\) the edge of the rhinoceros hide. 

 Stiffener, wrought of wood. Outside of shield painted in zigzag 

 patterns, with boss in center. Found in Rombo and various other 

 states. 



Length, 3 feet 1 iucli ; width, 13^ inches. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151744 



Shield. Of buffalo hide. Like 151744 in construction. Painted in- 

 side and outside in red, white, and black, with totem of IMoshi. 

 A loop on the side for the arm. A piece of skin prot«M'ts the 

 knuckles at the hand grip. 



Length, 3 feet 2 inches; width, 21 inches. 



\Vu Chaga tribe; Mount Kiliraa-Njuro, East Africa. 15174G 



Shield. Oonstrncted like 151744. Painted outside witli totem of 

 Moshi. 



Length, 3 feet 9^ inches; width, 2 inches. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 15174 



Shield. Made like 151744. Totem of Moshi on exterior. For boys. 



Length, 3 feet 2 inches; width, 15| inches. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151748 



Shield. Made of buffalo hide stretched over a hoop and fastened at 

 the edges with thongs. Painted on both sides, witii totem of 

 Pokomo. 



Elliptical, 3 feet 5 inches long; 16rV inches wide. 



Wa Chaga tribe; Mount Kilima-Njaro, East Africa. 151749 



