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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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