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Object Number
39-39-50/3585
Display Title
Leglets - circular strips of fibre wound with grass (mbangani)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
mbangani
Object Description
Leglets, circular strips of fibre wound with grass, mbangani
Inventory Description
Anklets, fiber and grass, dark brown
Classification
- Raw Material
- Anklet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 11.9 x 11.5 cm (1 3/8 x 4 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
12 bundles
Label on object
39-39-50/3585
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