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Object Number 39-39-50/4007
Display Title Skin cloak - colobus monkey (ngobu)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ngobu
Object Description Skin cloak, colubus monkey, ngobu
Inventory Description Cape, monkey pelt, tail intact, 2 legs bound w/ hide to form strap, 3 metal rin
Classification
  • Cape
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Dimensions Overall: 65.8 x 52 x 4.4 cm (25 7/8 x 20 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4007

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