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Hunting horn, made from kudu horn ("impanda
Hunting horn, made from kudu horn ("impanda
Object Number 39-39-50/4503
Display Title Hunting horn, made from kudu horn ("impanda
Descriptions
Indigenous Term impanda
Inventory Description Horn implement, twisted, hollow, perforated in center.
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm (9 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4503

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/Ai Ha !O Pan
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/Ai Ha !O Pan
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