Seated Female Figure

A seated female figure, carved out of wood. She has a hairstyle consisting of five bunches, and sits on chair. This was originally part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum collection, thought to have been acquired in the Glendinning Auction Rooms, London, in 1933. It was acquired by the British Museum in 1954.

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Seated Female Figure
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 695mm [H] x 300mm [W] x 260mm [C]
• Production Date: Pre 1954
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1954.23.3634

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