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Neckless gourd - for bleeding and aching ears ("ingunga")
Neckless gourd - for bleeding and aching ears ("ingunga")
Object Number 39-39-50/4554
Display Title Neckless gourd - for bleeding and aching ears ("ingunga")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ingunga
Inventory Description Gourd, top cut, ovate, bundled fiber plug, 1 end darker
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Gourd, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 10.6 x 7.3 x 7.4 cm (4 3/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 39-39-50/4554

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