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Mwana Hiti Doll

2011.05.0965

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Artifact Identification Mwana Hiti Doll   (2011.05.0965)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Religious Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Mossi
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 12 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 4.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 4 cm
Weight 68 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes N/A

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Cameron, Elisabeth. “In Search of Children: Dolls and Agency in Africa.” African Arts, 30(2), Spring 1997.

Felix, Mark L. Mwana Hiti: Life and Art of the Matrilineal Buntu of Tanzania. Munich: Fred Jahn, 1990.

Roy, Christopher and Thomas Wheelock. Burkina Faso: Land of the Flying Masks. The Thomas G. B. Wheelock Collection. Prestel: New York, 2007. Pp. 449-451.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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