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Object Number 39-39-50/4150
Display Title Fine weave food cover - geometric pattern in black, cone shaped ("mtemere yo but
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mtemere yo butenga
Object Description Fine weave food cover - geometric pattern in black, cone shaped ("mtemere yo butenga")
Inventory Description Woven fiber basket lid, conical, 2 toned with banded geometric design.
Classification
  • Basket
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4150

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