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Deep round basket,close hexagonal weave,single loop handle, (mbombozalo)
Deep round basket,close hexagonal weave,single loop handle, (mbombozalo)
Object Number 39-39-50/3717
Display Title Deep round basket,close hexagonal weave,single loop handle, (mbombozalo)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mbombozalo
Inventory Description Woven fiber basket, hexagonal base, cylindrical, tiny loop handle.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • 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: 29 x 26.5 x 17 cm (11 7/16 x 10 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3717

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