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Small wooden human figure. Muntu Made by boy under 14 years of age.
Small wooden human figure. Muntu Made by boy under 14 years of age.
Object Number 49-14-50/8261
Display Title Small wooden human figure. Muntu Made by boy under 14 years of age.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Muntu
Inventory Description Figurine, carved wood, standing male, clothed, hands at sides, punct. features
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm (3 1/16 x 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8261

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