Carved wooden effigy (Ntutu Agwli) in the form of a stylized bird

Made:
1890-1930 in Nigeria
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Carved wooden effigy (Ntutu Agwli) in the form of a stylized
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Carved wooden effigy (Ntutu Agwli) in the form of a stylized
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Carved wooden effigy (Ntutu Agwli) in the form of a stylized
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Carved wooden effigy (Ntutu Agwli) in the form of a stylized bird, used by medicine man when he performs his rites to make medicine, Ibo tribe, Southern Nigerian, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657314
Materials:
wood
type:
effigies
credit:
Jeffreys, M.D.W.