Miniature carved stone figure of pregnant woman

Made:
1880-1925 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Miniature carved stone figure of pregnant woman, probably amuletic and possibly pendant, from Central Africa, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A92677
Materials:
stone
Measurements:
height 51 mm
base: diameter 17 mm
type:
statues
credit:
Pareyn, H.

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