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Object Number 39-39-50/3610
Display Title Leg rattles, palm nut attached to a strip of hyena skin, lele
Descriptions
Indigenous Term lele
Inventory Description Rattle. 2 palm nuts, perforated, wooden sticks inserted, tied with hide, leather
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 13 x 5.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3610

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