Carved figure made of wood, depicting a kneeling woman holding a child. The woman wears a metal wire neck ornament. A head ornament is also carved out of the wood [NC 2/6/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carved figure made of wood, depicting a kneeling woman holding a child. The woman wears a metal wire neck ornament. A head ornament is also carved out of the wood [NC 2/6/2016]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya; Nairobi
Cultural groups: Kamba
Person: Field collector Mary E. Selfe; PRM source Mary E. Selfe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1947
Date collected: 1943 - 1947
Acquisition information: Donated: 1948
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Metal Wire, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 51 mm, Depth: max 59 mm, Height: max 206 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1948.1.18

Search terms: Figure, Ornament, Neck Ornament

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