Figurative Element from Ceremonial Drum [?]: Seated Female and Child
Object type: Mother and child figure
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Mbembe peoples
Date: 15th–17th century
Medium: Wood, pigment, resin, nails
Dimensions: H.  42 1/2 × W. 13 × D. 9 1/2 in. (108 × 33 × 24.1 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:  Cross River Region   Nigeria  
Credit line: Purchase, 2010 and 2008 Benefit Funds, Laura G. and James J. Ross, David and Holly Ross, Noah-Sadie K. Wachtel Foundation Inc. and Mrs. Howard J. Barnet Gifts, 2010
Accession year: 2010
Tags: Women