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Object Number
49-14-50/8266
Display Title
Pottery human figure with detachable pottery hat. Muntu Made by boy under
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Muntu
Object Description
Pottery human figure with detachable pottery hat. Muntu Made by boy under 14 years of age.
Inventory Description
Figurine, modeled clay, human male, standing, clothed, incised feats., hat
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
Dimensions
Overall: 16.1 x 7.7 x 3.5 cm (6 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
49-14-50/8266
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