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Object Number
39-39-50/4074
Display Title
Wooden hair comb - incised decoration, 8 tines ("orusokus")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
orusokus
Inventory Description
Comb, carved wood, flat rectangular handle, perforated at end, eight tines, incised design
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 1 × 20 × 6.5 cm (3/8 × 7 7/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4074; ED/P; 1-1-50/31
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