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Object Number 39-39-50/3545
Display Title Men's head ornament - black fiber switch with metal piece inserted in center ("n
Descriptions
Indigenous Term njule
Object Description Men's head ornament - black fiber switch with metal piece inserted in center ("njule")
Inventory Description Ornament, conical woven fiber base, coarse hairs with metal hexagon, fiber loop
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 7.8 x 7.9 cm (9 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3545

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