Carved wooden effigy of squatting female figure surmounted by solid wood headdress

Carved wooden effigy of squatting female figure surmounted by

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Carved wooden effigy of squatting female figure surmounted by solid wood headdress, Batetela tribe, Belgian Congo, African, 1880-1925

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658223
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
height 148 mm
width 37 mm
thickness 55 mm
type:
effigy
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)