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Object Number
39-39-50/3534
Display Title
Mallet of elephant's rib, criss cross incising on one end, linear on other (nyam
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bone tool, ridged and cross hatched incised ends, curved, dark brown
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Bone, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 35.2 x 4.5 x 2 cm (13 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3534
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