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1. Adze

Museum number:: 5-6895
Culture or time period:: Karamojong
Object class:: Adzes
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Collector:: Mary Jean Aerni
Collection place:: Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Collection date:: April 1967

2. Bells

Museum number:: 5-6640
Culture or time period:: Ganda
Object class:: Bells (idiophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: length 70 centimeters
Collector:: Mary Jean Aerni
Collection place:: Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Collection date:: May 1967

3. Bow-harp

Museum number:: 5-6639
Culture or time period:: Ganda
Object class:: Arched harps
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: length 74 centimeters, width 19 centimeters, sound box— length 28 centimeters, and height 8 centimeters
Collector:: Mary Jean Aerni
Collection place:: Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Collection date:: December 1966

4. Lyre

Museum number:: 5-6641
Culture or time period:: Ganda
Object class:: Bowl lyres
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: length 60 centimeters, sound box— length 33 centimeters, width 49 centimeters, sound box— width 25 centimeters, and sound box— height 10 centimeters
Collector:: Mary Jean Aerni
Collection place:: Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Collection date:: November 1966

5. Shield

Museum number:: 5-6664
Culture or time period:: Ganda
Object class:: Shields (armor)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:: height 81 centimeters and width 46 centimeters
Collector:: Mary Jean Aerni
Collection place:: Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Collection date:: August 1967

6. Tube fiddle

Museum number:: 5-6638a-c
Culture or time period:: Ganda
Object class:: Musical bows
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: length 51 centimeters, diameter 11 centimeters, and height 16 centimeters
Collector:: Mary Jean Aerni
Collection place:: Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Collection date:: February 1967