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Object Number 39-39-50/3831
Display Title Iron spikes used for basket work, arrow-like blade with spiral grooving (ngirang
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ngirangira
Object Description Iron spikes used for basket work, arrow-like blade with spiral grooving (ngirangira)
Inventory Description Arrowhead, leaf-shaped blade, short tapered stem
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 11.7 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm (4 5/8 x 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3831

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