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Object Number 39-39-50/4507
Display Title Coarsely woven conical net - used for trapping fish and rats, small ("gihembo")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term gihembo
Object Description Coarsely woven conical net - used for trapping fish and rats, small ("gihembo")
Inventory Description Woven fiber basket, conical, open weave, broken.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 26 x 21.5 cm (13 x 10 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4507

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Coarsely woven conical net - used for trapping fish and rats ("gihembo")
39-39-50/4508 Coarsely woven conical net - used for trapping fish and rats ("gihembo")
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