Carved wooden offering table or "Iki abia agwa"
- Made:
- 1890-1930
Carved wooden offering table or "Iki abia agwa", in one piece, two truncated cones (upper inverted) separated by circular disc two male heads in relief carved on upper cone, used by medicine man in making contact with spirits, Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A120716
- Materials:
- wood
- type:
- offering tables