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Object Number 39-39-50/3687
Display Title White wooden paddle - used for cooking (biungu)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term biungu
Inventory Description Paddle, carved wood, dark, incised design
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 88 x 8 x 2.2 cm (34 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3687

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