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Object Number
973-42-50/11716C
Display Title
"Harkissa": the hide tee twined to connect the "gambari" to the main pole that a
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Harkissa; gambari
Object Description
"Harkissa": the hide tee twined to connect the "gambari" to the main pole that acts as central support.
Inventory Description
Hide thong, twisted, thick
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
/
Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials
Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 55 x 14 x 5.3 cm (21 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-42-50/11716C
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