Carved figure of woman with five infants

Made:
1850-1920 in Democratic Republic of Congo
maker:
Bakongo people

Small carved hard wood kneeling female figure with five infants and mirror glass eyes, possibly made by Bakongo from Congo, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652609
Materials:
hardwood and mirror, glass
Measurements:
overall: 275 mm x 93 mm x 98 mm, .2 kg
type:
statues
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust