Amulet consisting of carved wooden effigy of Eshu with hooked headdress

Amulet consisting of carved wooden effigy of Eshu with hooked

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Amulet consisting of carved wooden effigy of Eshu with hooked
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Amulet consisting of carved wooden effigy of Eshu with hooked headdress and block like body covered in carved symbols, West African, Yoruban, 1851-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A118653
Materials:
wood
type:
amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)