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Headgear for woman who has given birth, circular band of straw, orogoli
Headgear for woman who has given birth, circular band of straw, orogoli
Object Number 39-39-50/4011
Display Title Headgear for woman who has given birth, circular band of straw, orogoli
Descriptions
Indigenous Term orogoli
Inventory Description Headband, circular, bent wood, sewn with fiber in 3 places
Classification
  • Headband
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 17 x 5.5 cm (5 7/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4011
Provenance
Collector Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge (1938-1939 - 1939)

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