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Object Number
39-39-50/3810
Display Title
Bill hook, club-shaped handle with iron blade, nkusu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nkusu
Inventory Description
Billhook, carved wood handle, painted, iron blade, curved on end, incised
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: 51 x 9 x 4.1 cm (20 1/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3810
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