Humoi Society Figure

This carved female figure is described by the Sierra Leone National Museum records as belonging to the Mende Humoi Society. The Humoi society is a male and female society, particularly concerned with the maintenance of sexual relations, any departure from which will effect the fertility of farms.

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Humoi Society Figure
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1971
  • Associated Places: Bo (Place collected)
  • Associated People: Mr. A.R. Amara, Bo(Trader)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1971.05.05

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