Painted figure of kneeling woman with child

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1925

White painted figure of kneeling woman with child on square base, said to aid child-birth and protect children, probably made by Mayombe, from West Congo, 1880-1925

Carved wooden ancestral figure of female

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1925

Carved wooden ancestral figure of female in standing position with hands clutching navel, Baule tribe maker, Ivory Coast, West Africa, 1890-1925

Wooden statue of squatting female figure

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Wooden statue, depicting a squatting female, used as an oracle representing the goddess of maternity, Batetela, Belgian Congo

Wooden statue, lion holding a pestle and mortar

Pharmacy-ware

Wooden statue depicting a lion holding a pestle and mortar, mounted above doorway, in Old English Pharmacy

Wooden statue of Saint Francis de Sales

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1700-1850

Wooden statue of Saint Francis de Sales, patron saint of writers and journalists, French (?), 1700-1850

Wooden figure of Saint Isidore

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1700-1850

Wooden figure of Saint Isidore, patron of agricultural workers, possibly French, 1700-1850

Pendant, figure of kneeling woman

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Figurine of kneeling woman or child with protuberant belly and hands by cheeks forming pendant, made of bone (?), from upper Congo, 1880-1920

Painted and carved male ancestral figure with headdress

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1910

Painted and carved wooden male ancestral figure with elaborate rectangular headdress and bead earrings, mounted on wooden base, from Papua New Guinea, 1851-1910

Statue of White Tara with Buddhisattva crown

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Metal statue of White Tara with Buddhisattva crown, representing wisdom and divine purity, Nepalase or Tibetan, 1801-1900

Bronze replica of a Greek(?) statue of Hippocrates

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1860-1920

Bronze replica of a Greek(?) statue, depicts the early Greek physician Hippocrates, original Greek(?), 4th to 2nd centuries BC, replica 1860-1920

Statue of god Kali on prostrate body of god Siva

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Statue of Kali on prostrate body of Siva, bronze, Nepalese, 1801-1900

Statue of Devi manifesting as Durga

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Brass statue of the hindu goddess Devi, manifested as Durga, Indian, 1801-1900

Wooden figure of Saint Martin of Tours, possibly French, 1701-1800.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1701-1800

Wooden figure of Saint Martin of Tours astride a horse parting his cloak for a beggar, possibly French, 18th century

Renaissance bronze statue in the Hellenistic style

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1500-1900

Renaissance bronze statue in the Hellenistic style of a Greek athlete using a strigil, 1500-1900

Carved wooden figurine of woman and child

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1925

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

Carved wooden head from Benin, Nigeria, African, 1

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1820-1920

Carved wooden head from Benin, Nigeria, African, 1820-1920

Limestone nomoli statue, grotesque ape-like oreatu

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1920

Limestone nomoli statue, grotesque ape-like oreature in kneeling position set up in field to protect crops Mende tribe, Sierra Leone, West Africa, 1871-1920

Carved and painted wooden standing figure of Eshu

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1920

Carved and painted wooden standing figure of Eshu Elegba holding notched stick under chin and wearing tunic with sleeves, Yoruba, West African, 1871-1920

Roughly carved wooden statue with an unfinished a

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1900

Roughly carved wooden statue with an unfinished appearance, very primitive, very stylized, cigar-like body surmounted by owl-like head, resting on wooden stand, African, 19th century

Lingam in form of head of Hindu god Siva

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Brass lingam in form of the head of the hindu god Siva, Indian, 1801-1900

Wooden statue depicting a doctor, German

Clinical Diagnosis

Wooden statue depicting a doctor, German

Carved wooden statue, male, in standing position,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1930

Carved wooden statue, male, in standing position, roughly executed, hands resting on abdomen, gentalia, Yoruba(?), West Africa, 1900-1930

Carved wooden statue showing a prostrate female in

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1929

Carved wooden statue showing a prostrate female in very compromising position, a small elephant is standing on her thighs and chest and poking its trunk into her mouth, a larger elephant has pushed its trunk between the woman's legs, erotic, Congolese, 1890-1929

Bronze group on hinged base, illustrating captives

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1800-1920

Bronze group on hinged base, illustrating captives, with third figure about to perform linguectomy, made by Ashanti, West African, 1800-1920

Carved wooden figure of Eshu(?), Yoruba, maker, So

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1935

Carved wooden figure of Eshu(?), Yoruba, maker, Southern Nigeria, 1890-1935

Anthropomorphic squatting nomoli, stone figure, cr

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1501-1700

Anthropomorphic squatting nomoli, stone figure, crudely carved, from Sierra Leone, 1501-1700

Carved wooden figure with large male genitalia sho

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1925

Carved wooden figure with large male genitalia showing facial and body cicatrization, from East Congo, 1880-1925

Wooden figure of Saint Suzanne, probably French, 1500-1700.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1500-1700

Wooden figure of Saint Suzanne, invoked against public calamities and rain, probably French, 1500-1700

Statue of coiled cobra

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Statue of coiled cobra, brass, Indian, 1801-1900

Statue of deity Saraswati playing the vina

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Statue of Saraswati playing the vina, brass, South India, 1801-1900

Male figure of carved wood on rand base, figure ha

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1920

Male figure of carved wood on rand base, figure has large genitalia, and tongue or labret on lower lip, from West Congo, made by Bakango, possibly Mayombe tribe, West Congo, 1870-1920

Painted wooden figure of female demon with left fo

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1900

Painted wooden figure of female demon with left foot planted on another demon head, polychrome, with dappled skin and tongues of flame, issuing from head and shoulders, carved with stand, from Lombok Island, Indonesian, 1801-1900

Carved wooden statue of mother and child

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Carved wooden statue of mother and child, mother sitting cross-legged suckling child on her knee, mitre shaped headdress, cicitrization marks on back etc., appealed to for safe upbringing of children, Loango tribe, maker, Central Africa, 1880-1910

Statue of Buddha, Thai, 19th Century

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Statue of Buddha, canopy missing, metal, Thai, 19th century

Carved ivory statue, in the form of a copulating man and woman

Asian Medicine

Carved ivory statue, in the form of a copulating man and woman, Far Eastern

Carved wooden ancestral figure, tall, slim upright

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1930

Carved wooden ancestral figure, tall, slim upright female, with pendulous breasts and elaborate scarification, arms clutching the stomach, wearing glass bead necklace and girdle, placed in or near graves, probably Baule, Ivory Coast, 1890-1930

Buddhist statue of Shadakshari

Asian Medicine

1601-1800

Bronze buddhist statue, perhaps of Shadakshari, Sino-Tibetan, 1601-1800

Figure of Kalki, manifestation of Hindu god Vishnu

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Brass figure, perhaps Kalki, a manifestation of the supreme Hindu god Vishnu, Indian, 1801-1900

Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji, typical Yoriba sta

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1910

Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji, typical Yoruba statue of a child, in standing position adorned with strings of cowrie shells, represents a dead twin. Yoruba, Nigeria, 1871-1910

Pottery statue depicting a squatting woman, Spanis

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Pottery statue depicting a squatting woman, Spanish

Carved wooden figure of a witch, France, c. 1900-1934

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1934

Early 20th century carved wooden figure of witch with cat and pestle and mortar, French

Carved wooden statue highly abstract treatment of

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1930

Carved wooden statue highly abstract treatment of female form, high conical headdress, represents "Oma" an ordinary household god, supposed to prevent sickness, Isoko tribe, Southern Nigeria, 1890-1930

Ivory figure group depicting a blood-letting scene

Therapeutics

1601-1700

Ivory figure group depicting a blood-letting scene, after a 17th century Teniers painting, Dutch, possibly 17th century

Female nomoli figure of carved steatite, probably

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1501-1700

Female nomoli figure of carved steatite, probably from Sierra Leone, collected by Gen Arthur Paget during Ashanti wars, 1501-1700

Statue of Hindu deity Mahavira

Asian Medicine

1601-1900

Bronze statue of Mahavira, possibly part of shrine, 1601-1900

Statuette f of Vajrasattva and consort

Asian Medicine

1701-1900

Gilt statuette of Vajrasattva and consort, Sino-Tibetan, 1701-1900

Statue of Hindu god Vishnu

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Statue of Vishnu(?) formerly from inside magician's(?) bowl, bronze, Indian, 1801-1900

Wooden statue depicting a corpulent specialist, Ge

Clinical Diagnosis

Wooden statue depicting a corpulent specialist, German

Wooden statue depicting a doctor, German (see note

Clinical Diagnosis

1921-1930

Wooden statue depicting a doctor, German (see note).

Ivory statue of a beggar, with crutch and wooden l

Orthopaedics

1701-1800

Ivory statue of a beggar, with crutch and wooden leg, probably German, probably 18th century