Carved wooden figure of female carrying child on back

Made:
1880-1900 in Benin
maker:
Yoruba people
Carved wooden figure of female carrying child on back

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Carved wooden figure of female carrying child on back
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Carved wooden figure of female carrying child on back, painted in red, black and yellow probably represents Odudua, Earth Goddess, Yoruba tribe, 1880-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A59694
Materials:
wood
type:
statues
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)