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Spear-shaped stick - charred design on wood, 37.5" ("buhiri")
Spear-shaped stick - charred design on wood, 37.5" ("buhiri")
Object Number 39-39-50/4435
Display Title Spear-shaped stick - charred design on wood, 37.5" ("buhiri")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term buhiri
Inventory Description Spear, carved wood, tapered and squared at end, burnt design
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 95.3 x 3 x 3 cm (37 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4435

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