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Object Number
39-39-50/4071
Display Title
Wooden hair comb - undecorated, 7 tines ("orusokus")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
orusokus
Inventory Description
Comb, carved wood, 7 long teeth, perforated handle
Classification
- Raw Material
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 6.5 x 1.1 cm (8 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4071
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