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"It appears on a checklist of \"African Material\" circa 1928 as \"Model of war canoe, Sesse Islands, Lake Victoria.\" Archives of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
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"Letter from Paul Travis to Russell W. Jeliffe, February 9, 1928, Kampala, Uganda. Object described as \"1 boat model of the Seese Island war canoes, very complete\" on a list of objects being sent from Uganda. He writes \"The Above are from Ruanda, bought directly from the women.\" Archives of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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