Brass figure of female

Made:
1851-1900 in Nigeria
maker:
Yoruba people
Brass figure of female, kneeling on cushion

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Brass figure of female, kneeling on cushion
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Brass figure of female, kneeling on cushion, cupping breasts in hands with crested hairstyle, cult figure of mother goddess, possibly Odudua, Yoruba, West African, second half of 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A25896
Materials:
brass
type:
statue
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)