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Object Number 39-39-50/3673
Display Title Wooden mortar, two charred stripes, kilingi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term kilingi
Inventory Description Mortar, carved wood, pedestal base, banded, burnt design
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mortar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 32 x 22.5 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3673

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