Carved wooden figure of female carrying young child on her back

Carved wooden figure of female carrying young child on her back

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Carved wooden figure of female carrying young child on her back
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Carved wooden figure of female carrying young child on her back, standing upright on elliptical base, large head with elaborate coiffure, cicitrization marks on body, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A113359
Materials:
wood
type:
statues
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)