Painted figure of kneeling woman with child

Made:
1880-1925 in Democratic Republic of Congo
White painted figure of kneeling woman with child on square

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White painted figure of kneeling woman with child on square
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

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

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652618
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
overall (including base): 98 mm x 26 mm x 29 mm, .044 kg
type:
statues
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust