Minsereh Figure

This has been labelled as a minsereh , or min figure, in the Glasgow Museum catalogue, though the term has broadly been used to refer to any carved full-length female wooden figures. This one is particularly unusual as is has no arms, body or feet. Guy Massie-Taylor noted that figures of this type were associated with the Kuranko Pangbai, or Gbangbe, society.

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Minsereh Figure
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Mende, Kuranko
  • Dimensions: 385mm [H] x 96mm x 100mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1960
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
  • Museum: Glasgow Museums
  • Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.bb

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