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Object Number
49-14-50/8277
Display Title
Wooden initiation mask, boy's. Chinyagu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Chinyagu
Object Description
Wooden initiation mask, boy's. Chinyagu
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, anthro. face, slit eyes and mouth, nail w/string frag at side
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
- Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials
Wood, Metal, Cotton string
Dimensions
Overall: 28.9 x 17 x 9.7 cm (11 3/8 x 6 11/16 x 3 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8277
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge
(06/1948-01/1949)
Seller
Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge
(1949)
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