Carved wooden figure of female carrying child on back
- maker:
- Yoruba people
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Carved wooden figure of female carrying child on back, painted in red, black and yellow probably represents Odudua, Earth Goddess, Yoruba tribe, 1880-1900
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A59694
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
-
height 440 mm
length 148 mm
width 115 mm
- type:
- statues
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
