Carving of human figure
- maker:
- Yoruba people
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LicensePainted wooden carving of human figure wearing black spotted
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Painted wooden carving of human figure wearing black spotted dress and striped cap holding large black object (gourd or phallus), on circular base, possibly represents the god Eshu, Yoruba tribe (?) Dahomey, 1880-1910
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A192004
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
-
height 468 mm
base: length 140 mm
base: width 130 mm
- type:
- statues
- credit:
- Sothebys
