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Object Number 2004.29.12154
Display Title Temporary shelter erected by Baganda boatmen for a few days' stop
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Baganda / Damba Isle. Lake Victoria. North end. Temporary / shelter ereacted by Baganda boatmen for a few days' stop. / Gift of Dr. John C. Phillips 1925"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1925
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Damba Isle. Lake Victoria. North end.
Dimensions Overall: 12.065 × 17.145 cm (4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. John C. Phillips

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