Carved wood figure of woman with elaborate cicatrisation of shoulders and back
- Made:
- 1850-1920
Carved wood figure of woman with elaborate cicatrisation of shoulders and back, kneeling on one knee with child across lap, possibly made by Mayombe from Congo, 1850-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A39926
- Materials:
- wood
- type:
- statues
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)