carving, figure, food accessory, carving, ornament, figure

Carved wooden stopper.
Carved varnished wooden stopper depicting a head with a head dress. Head dress is as large as actual head. Carving of nose and mouth is one continuous movement. Neck of head forms the function of the stopper. White paint residue (possibly previously painted?). Original classification: "R. Domestic objects (spatulas, tire pistons, drills, farm knives, bowls, vessels, fans, tapa cloth, beaters, looms, bobbins, staff and walking stick"

Onitscha Provence

wood, varnish plant

carved, varnished

LDUEC-R.0033

UCL Ethnographic Collections