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Object Number
39-39-50/3797
Display Title
Bottle-shaped gourd used for drinking pombe, incised decoration, nkoga
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nkoga
Inventory Description
Gourd container, double lobed, hole at top, incised triangular deco
Classification
- Gourd
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 16.4 x 13.4 x 13.4 cm (6 7/16 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3797
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