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Object Number
39-39-50/4036
Display Title
Bracelet, cowrie shells attached to piece of fibre, insimbi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
insimbi
Inventory Description
Bracelet, perforated cowrie shells strung on twisted vegetable fiber cord
Classification
- Bracelet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Cowrie, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm (2 1/2 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4036
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