Small carved wooden figure with black-painted detail

Made:
1880-1925
Small carved wooden figure with black-painted detail

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Small carved wooden figure with black-painted detail
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Small carved wooden figure with black-painted detail, said to be used to cure illnesses in children, part of Jeffreys collection from Nigeria, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A5089
Materials:
wood, light weight
type:
statue