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Wooden stool, mushroom-shaped, incised decoration, mbata
Wooden stool, mushroom-shaped, incised decoration, mbata
Object Number 39-39-50/3666
Display Title Wooden stool, mushroom-shaped, incised decoration, mbata
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mbata
Inventory Description Carved wooden stool, round, concave seat, incised geo 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, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 35 x 32.5 cm (14 3/8 x 13 3/4 x 12 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3666

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