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Wooden mallet, corrugated cylinder with 6.5" handle, used for beating bark (sang
Wooden mallet, corrugated cylinder with 6.5" handle, used for beating bark (sang
Object Number 39-39-50/3531
Display Title Wooden mallet, corrugated cylinder with 6.5" handle, used for beating bark (sang
Descriptions
Indigenous Term sangu
Object Description Wooden mallet, corrugated cylinder with 6.5" handle, used for beating bark (sangu)
Inventory Description Beater, carved wood, cylind. head with incised grooves, 2 flat strips, handle
Classification
  • Beater
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 8.7 x 8.6 cm (10 5/8 x 3 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3531

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