Anthropomorphic figure carved from pith

Made:: 1871-1920 in Sarawak

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Anthropomorphic figure carved from pith, broken, representing healing spirit, made by Milano of Sarawak, 1871-1920

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A11413

Materials:: pith, sago and mount, wood

type:: statue

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Anthropomorphic figure carved from pith

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