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Object Number
39-39-50/4002
Display Title
Skin (domestic cat) worn by child (nturu)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nturu
Inventory Description
Pelt, cape?, front and hind leg bound with twisted veg fiber string, mottled fur
Classification
- Hide
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Animal pelt, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 65 x 48.5 x 2.9 cm (25 9/16 x 19 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4002
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