Carved wooden figurine of woman and child

Made:
1880-1925 in Kinshasa

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
Materials:
wood, cloth and iron
Measurements:
overall: 315 mm x 115 mm x 115 mm, .78 kg
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust