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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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