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Object Number
39-39-50/3809
Display Title
Bill hook, club shaped handle with iron blade, tip slightly curved (nkusu)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nkusu
Inventory Description
Billhook, wood cylindrical handle, curved iron blade, polished handle
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 47.8 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm (18 13/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3809
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