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Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesPurdy, Janet M., "Catalogue 65: Figures (Mwana Hiti), Zaramo or Kwere People, Tanzania” A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-65.
Mwana hiti figure
Artist
Unknown artist(s)
Date20th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 x 2 x 2 1/2 in. (19.7 x 5.1 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2016.67
Collections
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Object NameDecorative
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureZaramo or Kwere people
NationalityTanzanian
GeographyTanzania, Africa
On View
On viewCentury
- Twentieth