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Beaded glass jar
Object Number 2016.14.6
Display Title Beaded glass jar
Descriptions
Object Description Glass Heinz jar covered with beads in an alternating red, white and blue zigzag pattern; metal screw-on lid
Inventory Description Glass Heinz jar covered with beads in an alternating red, white and blue zigzag pattern; tin screw-on lid
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Date 1962-1964 or earlier
Culture
  • Bahima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Ankole Kingdom
Materials Glass Tin Fiber Glass beads
Dimensions Overall: 10.1 × 6.7 × 6.7 cm (4 × 2 5/8 × 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.14.6
Credit Line Gift of Elizabeth Hopkins
Provenance
Collector Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins (1962-1964)
Donor Donated by Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins (6/30/2016)

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