Carved wooden figure

Made:
1851-1900 in Lagos
maker:
Yoruba people
Carved wooden figure, probably Eshu

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Carved wooden figure, probably Eshu
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Carved wooden figure, probably Eshu, kneeling with large headdress in form of folded hand, Yoruba, West African, second half of 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A102472
Materials:
wood
type:
statues
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)