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Object Number
49-14-50/8264
Display Title
Small pottery human figure with detachable pottery hat. Muntu Made by boy under
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Muntu
Object Description
Small pottery human figure with detachable pottery hat. Muntu Made by boy under 14 years of age.
Inventory Description
Figurine, modeled clay, anthropomorph, standing, punctate features, feathered ha
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Materials
Clay, Paper, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 7.3 x 4.9 x 2.3 cm (2 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
49-14-50/8264
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