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Wooden initiation mask trimmed with hair and burlap, boy's. Chinyagu
Media Restricted
Object Number 49-14-50/8278
Display Title Wooden initiation mask trimmed with hair and burlap, boy's. Chinyagu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chinyagu
Object Description Wooden initiation mask trimmed with hair and burlap, boy's. Chinyagu
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face painted red with human hair, torn burlap hood
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
  • Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials Wood, Burlap, Pigment, Human hair, Vegetable fiber, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 24 x 15.5 cm (10 5/8 x 9 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8278
Provenance
Collector Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge (1948-1949 - 1949)

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