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Object Number
39-39-50/4015
Display Title
Head protector- circular cushion of black and white fibre with two rope handles
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ngata
Object Description
Head protector- circular cushion of black and white fibre with two rope handles (ngata)
Inventory Description
Head cushion, black and tan fiber ring, two twisted fiber handles at opposite ends
Classification
- Headrest
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 7 × 19 × 19 cm (2 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4015; ED/P; 1-4-50/78
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