Baby Mortuary Milk
Nyamwezi · Tanzania
Reference: LECMO-1
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- Height
- 22 cm
- Material
- Heavy wood
Although apparently shaped as a stool, it is the mortuary bed of a baby or a very young child, where he will be worshiped and will…
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Full original description
Although apparently shaped as a stool, it is the mortuary bed of a baby or a very young child, where he will be worshiped and will remain until burial. Very worn out by the passage of time.
Further technical information
- Width
- 79 cm
- Attributed period
- First third century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Tanzania. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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