Carved figure of woman with five infants
- Made:
- 1850-1920 in Democratic Republic of Congo
- maker:
- Bakongo people
Small carved hard wood kneeling female figure with five infants and mirror glass eyes, possibly made by Bakongo from Congo, 1850-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A652609
- Materials:
- hardwood and mirror, glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 275 mm x 93 mm x 98 mm, .2 kg
- type:
- statues
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
