Sherbro Figure

This carved wooden female figure is described by the Sierra Leone Museum catalogue as a fertility figure , indicated by emphasis placed on the figures stomach, by its hands. Her hair is worn in two bunches, and she has scarification marks on either cheek.

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Sherbro Figure
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Sherbro
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1974
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Alhaji Mohammed (Trader)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1974.02.01

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