Heavier anklets of grass for adults, obutega

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Object Number 39-39-50/4051

Display Title Heavier anklets of grass for adults, obutega

Descriptions

Indigenous Term obutega

Inventory Description Anklets, woven fiber, tied together in bundle

Classification

Raw Material
Anklet

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Banyaruanda

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Uganda

Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near

Materials Vegetable fiber

Dimensions Overall: 6 x 13.8 x 13.5 cm (2 3/8 x 5 7/16 x 5 5/16 in.)

Quantity 69

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