Sheet E of body designs painted on roll of paper by Akwa people

Made:
1900-1930 in Nigeria

Sheet E of body designs painted on roll of paper by Akwa people, part of Jeffreys collection, Southern Nigeria, 1900-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A121058
Materials:
paper and paint, juice from seed of uli tree
Measurements:
roll: length 536 mm
roll: width 50 mm
type:
body designs

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