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Object Number
39-39-50/3616
Display Title
Leg rattles, sheet iron, half-moon shaped and attached to 2" strip of leather (n
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ngelengele
Object Description
Leg rattles, sheet iron, half-moon shaped and attached to 2" strip of leather (ngelengele)
Inventory Description
2 metal crescent-shaped bells, nut clap- pers on stiff hide band, loop at 1 end
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Hide, Metal, Nut
Dimensions
Overall: 14.7 x 5.4 x 4.3 cm (5 13/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3616
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