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Object Number 39-39-50/3586
Display Title Leglets - circular pieces of fibre wound with strips of iron (ndiki)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ndiki
Object Description Leglets, circular pieces of fibre wound with strips of iron, ndiki
Inventory Description Bracelet, rings of fiber wrapped with strips of iron
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Iron, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 8.8 x 0.2 cm (3 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 27

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