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1920.101.82

Fibre used to make string for use with amulets. [SM (Verve) 27/05/2014]

1920.101.82

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Collection type: Object
Description: Fibre used to make string for use with amulets. [SM (Verve) 27/05/2014]
Geographical reference: Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda; Western Region [Hoima, Kibale, Masindi districts] / Bunyoro-Kitara
Cultural groups: Nyoro
Person: Field collector John Roscoe; Field collector Mackie Ethnological Expedition; PRM source John Roscoe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1920
Date collected: 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 1920
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre
Dimensions: Length: max 150 mm approx, Width: max 65 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 1920.101.82
Associated publications: Rev. John Roscoe The Soul of Central Africa, A General Account of The Mackie Ethnological Expedition, London 1922. Balfour Library Reference : Africa 8 Also: Roscoe The Northern Bantu, Cambridge 1915. Balfour Library Africa 8

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