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Object Number 39-39-50/4188
Display Title Iron for cutting out bowl - in shape of arrowhead, inserted in piece of wood ("r
Descriptions
Indigenous Term rukwaruso
Object Description Iron for cutting out bowl - in shape of arrowhead, inserted in piece of wood ("rukwaruso")
Inventory Description Scraper, metal blade, curved tip, wooden stick handle
Classification
  • Woodworking
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Metal, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 43 x 3.4 x 2 cm (16 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4188

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