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Object Number
39-39-50/4378
Display Title
Gourd with short, jar-like neck ("igichuma")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
igichuma
Inventory Description
Jar, gourd, rounded body, exteneded neck, twisted fiber cords at neck
Classification
- Jar
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Gourd, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 13 x 12.7 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/8 x 5 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4378
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