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Jjembe. Power object consisting of a roughly spherical object with tapering ends. Bound in leather a leopard's claw extends from one end while the other has a small, centred hole. There is a loop for suspension with twisted plant fibre string threaded thr
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Jjembe. Power object consisting of a roughly spherical object with tapering ends. Bound in leather a leopard's claw extends from one end while the other has a small, centred hole. There is a loop for suspension with twisted plant fibre string threaded thr
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Jjembe. A power object made of a leopard’s claw bound in leather. Donated by Sir Apolo Kaggwa, Katikiro of the Kingdom of Buganda. Baganda people. E 1903.474