Carved wooden effigy female with child on its back

Carved wooden effigy female with child on its back

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Carved wooden effigy female with child on its back
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Carved wooden effigy female with child on its back, hands clasping abdomen, wearing skirt and long cylindrical headdress, South African, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658309
Materials:
wood and glass, beads
Measurements:
overall: 305 mm x 46 mm x 43 mm, .3 kg
type:
effigy
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)