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Carved wooden doll with cotton clothing Muntu
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Object Number 49-14-50/8045
Display Title Carved wooden doll with cotton clothing Muntu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Muntu
Inventory Description Doll, carved wood, standing anthro. figure, fabric clothing, resin/hair, left ha
Classification
  • Doll
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Wood, Fabric, Human hair, Resin, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 5.9 x 5.9 cm (9 1/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8045

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