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Wooden box - torpedo shape, incised linear pattern in black and white ("agakongo
Wooden box - torpedo shape, incised linear pattern in black and white ("agakongo
Object Number 39-39-50/4141
Display Title Wooden box - torpedo shape, incised linear pattern in black and white ("agakongo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term agakongoro
Inventory Description Box, carved wood, cylindrical with tapered, pointed lid, incised, pigmented
Classification
  • Box
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 9 x 8.8 cm (8 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 39-39-50/4141

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