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Object Number 30-32-50/B4595
Display Title Hoops of cordage, mishotola
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cord, twisted fiber, wrapped in loop
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wakerewe
  • Ukerewe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Ukerewe
Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika Territory
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 33.2 x 35 x 1.7 cm (13 1/16 x 13 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object B4595

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