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Object Number
39-39-50/3695
Display Title
Small basket, coiled weave, pattern in blue, green, orange; stripes of cerise &
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
mbombo
Object Description
Small basket, coiled weave, pattern in blue, green, orange; stripes of cerise & blue (mbombo)
Inventory Description
Woven fiber basket, multi-colered, geo. design, lid.
Classification
- Basket
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 20 x 12.5 cm (7 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
39-39-50/3695
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