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Object Number
37-105-50/3104
Display Title
Wooden dish - formerly used as plates, now as serving dishes or for general use
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ngelo
Object Description
Wooden dish - formerly used as plates, now as serving dishes or for general use in mixing food for cooking.
Inventory Description
Bowl, carved wood, round base and body, loop handles, dark pigment, highly worn
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Batswa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 13.1 x 26.5 x 21.3 cm (5 3/16 x 10 7/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-105-50/3104
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