Carved and painted wooden standing figure of Eshu Elegba

Made:
1851-1920 in Africa
maker:
Yoruba people
Carved and painted wooden standing figure of Eshu Elegba

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Carved and painted wooden standing figure of Eshu Elegba
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Carved and painted wooden standing figure of Eshu Elegba holding notched stick under chin and wearing tunic with sleeves, Yoruba, West African, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A211737
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
height 550 mm
max.: width 150 mm
base: length 136 mm
base: width 133 mm
type:
statues
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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