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Object Number 39-39-50/4033
Display Title Neck chains, strung on wire, mikufi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mikufi
Inventory Description Necklace, copper wire, long hanging strands of chain
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Copper, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 83 x 6.5 x 0.7 cm (32 11/16 x 2 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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