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Object Number
39-39-50/3561
Display Title
Old necklace- blue and amber trade beads strung on fibre cord (sigambogo)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
sigambogo
Object Description
Old necklace, blue and amber trade beads strung on fibre cord (sigambogo)
Inventory Description
Beads, strung on veg fiber, ovate cobalt, rnd aqua/discoidal amber glass beads
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Glass, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 8.3 x 2.3 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3561
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