Wooden figure of woman with child at breast. Depicted with short hair decorated with incised cross hatching, and a crested head-dress. [ILL [OPS move] 7/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden figure of woman with child at breast. Depicted with short hair decorated with incised cross hatching, and a crested head-dress. [ILL [OPS move] 7/8/2017]
Long description: Wooden figure of woman with child at breast. Depicted with short hair decorated with incised cross hatching, and a crested head-dress painted with red and black vertical stripes. Seated on a stool made of two ovoid pieces of wood connected by a single central column. Painted with black & white linear patterns. [ILL [OPS move] 7/8/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Southern Nigeria Abakaliki
Cultural groups: Igbo
Person: Field collector Gwilym Iwan Jones; PRM source Gwilym Iwan Jones
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions: Depth: max 228 mm, Height: max 634 mm, Width: max 202 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.15.42

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