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Object Number
39-39-50/3692
Display Title
Wooden paddle with incised design used for cooking, biungu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
biungu
Inventory Description
Paddle, carved wood, incised banded design
Classification
- Paddle
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 80.7 x 6.7 x 1.7 cm (31 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3692
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