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Figure

Date

mid-20th century

Creator

Unrecorded Mumuye artist

Location

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

This figure represents the Mumuye belief in the active participation of ancestors and human-like spirits in society. These spirits served as intermediaries who helped the living with aspects such as spiritual and physical protection, healing, oath swearing, and rainmaking.

This figure represents the Mumuye belief in the active participation of ancestors and human-like spirits in society. These spirits served as intermediaries who helped the living with aspects such as spiritual and physical protection, healing, oath swearing, and rainmaking.
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Unrecorded Mumuye artist
mid-20th century
Figurines
Wood
2017.025.902
Raclin Murphy Museum: 101A
44 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (111.76 x 16.51 x 13.34 cm)
Bequest of Owen D. Mort Jr

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