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Fine weave food cover - cone shaped, plain with black stripe around rim ("mteme
Fine weave food cover - cone shaped, plain with black stripe around rim ("mteme
Object Number 39-39-50/4147
Display Title Fine weave food cover - cone shaped, plain with black stripe around rim ("mteme
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mtemere yo butenga
Object Description Fine weave food cover - cone shaped, plain with black stripe around +
Inventory Description Lid, woven fiber, cone-shaped, dark rim, hole at top
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 14.1 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm (5 9/16 x 4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4147

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