Raffia Skirt

This is a raffia skirt worn as part of the costume of the dancing sowei , known as the ndoli jowei among the Mende or a-Nowo among the Temne. It is worn around the waist; other elements of the costume include the sowei mask, with raffia attached to its rim.

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Further Information

• Type: Masks, headdresses
• Object: Raffia Skirt
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 440mm
• Production Date: Pre 1911
• Associated Places: Sierra Leone (Created and collected)
• Associated People: A. Ridyard (Collector and Donor)
• Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
• Accession Number: LIVCM.11.9.11.18

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