Sheet J of body designs drawn on card by Aguleri people

Made:
1900-1930 in Nigeria

Sheet J of body designs drawn on card by Aguleri people, part of Jeffreys collection, Southern Nigeria, 1900-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A121079
Materials:
card
Measurements:
card: length 496 mm
card: width 321 mm
type:
body designs

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