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Object Number 39-39-50/4008
Display Title Skin cloak - colobus monkey (ngobu)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ngobu
Inventory Description Cape, monkey pelt, long wht/black fur, front and hind leg tied w/veg fiber cord
Classification
  • Cape
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Dimensions Overall: 116 x 54.5 x 2.4 cm (45 11/16 x 21 7/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4008

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