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Pottery cooking pot, black, small, incised decoration on outcurving rim (mbikasa
Pottery cooking pot, black, small, incised decoration on outcurving rim (mbikasa
Object Number 39-39-50/3759
Display Title Pottery cooking pot, black, small, incised decoration on outcurving rim (mbikasa
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mbikasamakubi
Object Description Pottery cooking pot, black, small, incised decoration on outcurving rim (mbikasamakubi)
Inventory Description Bowl, ceramic, rounded body and base, incised, lipped rim, burnt
Classification
  • Bowl
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3759

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