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Object Number
39-39-50/3731
Display Title
Round basket, open hexagonal weeave, looped handle at one end, 4.5" high (mbombo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
mbombozalo
Object Description
Round basket, open hexagonal weeave, looped handle at one end, 4.5" high (mbombozalo)
Inventory Description
Woven fiber basket, hexagonal base, cylindrical, twisted fiber 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: 20.3 x 21.4 x 10 cm (8 x 8 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3731
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