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Object Number 39-39-50/3630
Display Title Head scratcher, bottle shaped piece of wood with sharp pegs inserted in base (nt
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ntebi
Object Description Head scratcher, bottle shaped piece of wood with sharp pegs inserted in base (ntebi)
Inventory Description Scratcher, conical wood, knobbed top, short pointed tines at bottom, 1 missing
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 9.6 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm (3 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3630

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