Carved wooden statue of male deity carried on two stretcher poles

Made:
1850-1905 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Carved wooden statue of male deity carried on two stretcher poles, for carrying from village to village, stylized form, Ashango tribe, Gabon or Congo, 1850-1905

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657315
Materials:
wood
type:
statues
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)