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Object Number
39-39-50/3973
Display Title
Head protector-circular cushion made of knotted fibre, with rope-like attachment
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
isundi
Inventory Description
Head protector, circular cushion made of knotted fibre, with rope-like attachment, fringed knotted ring on one side
Classification
- Headrest
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Mihunga; Mt. Ruwenzori, southeast slopes of
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 22 × 22 cm (3 15/16 × 8 11/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3973; ED/P 1-4-50/79
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