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Wooden stool, mushroom-shaped, incised decoration, mbata
Wooden stool, mushroom-shaped, incised decoration, mbata
Object Number 39-39-50/3659
Display Title Wooden stool, mushroom-shaped, incised decoration, mbata
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mbata
Inventory Description Stool, carved wood, pedestal base, concave seat, incised geometric design
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Stool
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 20.5 x 19 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3659

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