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Large jar-shaped basket, coiled weave, knobbed cover, mbombo
Large jar-shaped basket, coiled weave, knobbed cover, mbombo
Object Number 39-39-50/3696
Display Title Large jar-shaped basket, coiled weave, knobbed cover, mbombo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mbombo
Inventory Description Woven fiber basket, flat base, flared body, lid with twisted fiber cord.
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
Dimensions Overall: 28.5 x 37.5 x 38 cm (11 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 39-39-50/3696

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