Wooden Figure

This is a wooden carving of a female figure, standing upright and bent at the knees. She wears a pointed cap, associated with Sampa dancers in the exclusively female Sande (Mende) of Bundu (Temne) society. The figure has a segmented neck and wears a lappa, or skirt. According to the Sierra Leone National Museum catalogue, the particular scarification marks on the cheeks associate the carving with the Sherbro ethnic group.

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Wooden Figure
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Sherbro
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1981
  • Associated Places: Bonthe, Sherbro Island
  • Associated People: K. Jabbi
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1981.01.01

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