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Object Number 47-42-50/6209
Display Title One sling shot made out of rope
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sling shot, braided vegetable fiber cord, knotted at mid-section to form pocket
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Nile River
Dimensions Overall: 182 x 4.5 x 1.6 cm (71 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-42-50/6209

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