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Wooden dish - formerly used as plates - now as serving dishes or for general use
Wooden dish - formerly used as plates - now as serving dishes or for general use
Object Number 37-105-50/3106
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, rounded base and body lipped rim, dark pigment exterior only
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: 18.6 x 18.8 cm (7 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-105-50/3106; 19

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