Wooden anthropomorphic statue

Made:
1880-1920 in Kinshasa

Wooden anthropomorphic statue, resinous concretion in headdress, mirror-fronted abdominal protusion of resin containing "medicine" mirrors for divinatory purposes, Mayombe or neighbouring tribes, West Congo, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658218
Materials:
wood, glass, resin and cloth
type:
statues
credit:
De Walschott