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Object Number 2016.14.50
Display Title Panga
Descriptions
Object Description Panga
Inventory Description Bell hook, cylindrical wood handle, curved metal blade, tapered to point
Classification
  • Billhook
Department Ethnographic
Date 1962-1964 or earlier
Culture
  • Bairu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Ankole Kingdom
Materials Metal Wood
Dimensions Overall: 58 × 16 × 3 cm (22 13/16 × 6 5/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.14.50
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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