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Object Number
39-39-50/4231
Display Title
Grass bag - finely woven, leather handle ("ruhagu")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ruhagu
Inventory Description
Woven fiber bag, long, narrow, rectangular, tapering, leather strap.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Fiber, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 39 x 16.3 x 4.3 cm (15 3/8 x 6 7/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4231
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