Small ivory figure made from a tusk tip with human head carved at end

Made:
1871-1930 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Small ivory figure made from a tusk tip with human head carved

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Small ivory figure made from a tusk tip with human head carved at end with pierced hole in middle for suspension, form of ancestor worship, Urua, East Congo, 1871-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A175273
Materials:
ivory
type:
statues
credit:
Puttick and Simpson Limited