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Object Number
39-39-50/3802
Display Title
Bottle shaped gourd used for drinking, gidu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
gidu
Inventory Description
Gourd container, ovate, slightly pointed base, small opening at neck
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: 17.2 x 10.7 x 10.7 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3802 & 5 & 40
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