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Bill hook, club shaped handle with iron blade, tip slightly curved (nkusu)
Bill hook, club shaped handle with iron blade, tip slightly curved (nkusu)
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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