Seated woman suckling an infant
- maker:
- Yoruba people
Carved and painted wooden figure of seated woman suckling one infant with second child tucked into fold at back of skirt, possibly Odudua, Yoruba, Nigerian, 1880-1910
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A9800
- Materials:
- wood, soft
- Measurements:
-
overall: 475 mm x 200 mm x 200 mm, 1.34 kg
- type:
- statue
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)