Carved wooden statue in a grotesque human form with large mickey mouse ears headdress

Carved wooden statue in a grotesque human form with large mickey mouse ears headdress, hands on abdomen, reputedly strong Egyptian influence, Mum tribe, Cameroons, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657308
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
overall: 275 mm x 137 mm x 87 mm, 0.163 kg
type:
statues
credit:
Christol, T.