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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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