Edan ogburi male figure

Made:
1701-1900 in Nigeria
maker:
Yoruba people
Edan ogburi male figure

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Edan ogburi male figure
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Edan ogburi male figure, one of a pair originally attached by chain and on spikes, Yoruba, Nigeria, Africa, 18th or 19th centuries

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160825
Materials:
brass and iron
Measurements:
figure: height 142 mm
figure and spike: height 209 mm
max: width 32 mm
type:
figurine and ceremonial staff
credit:
Sothebys

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