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Object Number
39-39-50/3614
Display Title
Leg rattles, sheet iron with fibre attachments, half-moon-shaped (ngelengele)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ngelengele
Inventory Description
Bell, crescent shape, open slit, two perforation, ball inside, twisted fiber tie
Classification
- Percussion
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: 4.9 x 4.9 x 2.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
39-39-50/3614
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