Steatite Figure

An unusual steatite, or soapstone, figure. The original Sierra Leone National Museum records note that it was claimed to have been found in gravel from the Sonjia stream, but that it unlikely to be a real nomoli .

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Steatite Figure
  • Materials: Stone
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: 254mm [H]
  • Production Date: Pre 1963
  • Associated Places: Yamadu, Sando Chiefdom (Place collected)
  • Associated People: Alhaji Sulaiman Songowa (Donor)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1963.36.07

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