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Object Number
39-39-50/4035
Display Title
Pig tusk to be worn around neck, elinyolize nvubu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
elinyolize nvubu
Inventory Description
Animal tusk, tapered and flat on 1 end, hollowed, chipped other end.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 9.8 x 1.6 cm (5 5/16 x 3 7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4035
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