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Object Number
39-39-50/3700
Display Title
Miniature basket with cover - coiled weave (mbombo)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
mbombo
Inventory Description
Woven fiber basket with lid, coiled, plain, twisted cotton string handle.
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 4.2 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm (1 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3700
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