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Lidless basket - jar shape, zigzag design in black ("ubusetche butenga")
Lidless basket - jar shape, zigzag design in black ("ubusetche butenga")
Object Number 39-39-50/4277
Display Title Lidless basket - jar shape, zigzag design in black ("ubusetche butenga")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ubusetche butenga
Object Description Lidless basket - jar shape, zigzag design in black ("ubusetche butenga")
Inventory Description Basket, woven fiber, two tone, zigzag design, concave base
Classification
  • Basket
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 20.2 x 20.2 x 23 cm (7 15/16 x 7 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4277

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