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Carved wooden figure, female, seated, with elaborate hair, holding comb and cup, covered with white and black pigment, wrists damaged, made by Ibo, used in mmwa male initiation ceremonies, Southern Nigerian, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A37272
- Materials:
- wood
- type:
- statue
