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Basket, wicker weave, cone-shaped cover with knob and fibre attached (kikega)
Basket, wicker weave, cone-shaped cover with knob and fibre attached (kikega)
Object Number 39-39-50/3734
Display Title Basket, wicker weave, cone-shaped cover with knob and fibre attached (kikega)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term kikega
Inventory Description Woven fiber basket, rounded body, flat base, conical lid, fiber loop.
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: 42 x 35.5 x 36.5 cm (16 9/16 x 14 x 14 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 39-39-50/3734

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