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Object Number
39-39-50/3569
Display Title
Iron necklets, spiral grooving, ends worked into snail-shell pattern (nkunda)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nkunda
Inventory Description
Necklaces, iron rings, twisted along sides, scrolled ends
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 19.2 x 1 cm (9 5/8 x 7 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
39-39-50/3567
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