Carved wooden figurine of kneeling woman holding a small child on one knee, other hand clutching her left breast, padded cloth neckband, made by medicine man to keep evil spirits away from pregnant women, Mayombe tribe, West Congo, 1880-1925
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A655930
- Measurements:
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overall: 315 mm x 115 mm x 115 mm, .78 kg
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
