Koranko Mask

This large mask is unusual as has metal strip ornamentation, and a metal container strapped to the forehead. Other known examples with metal strips were collected in the late 19th, and early 20th, century. The original records describe it as the face of a Koranko woman , although it may actually be a Koranko mampiri mask, which has a similar entertainment usage as the gongoli. .

Further Information

• Type: Masks, headdresses
• Object: Koranko Mask
• Materials: Wood, Metal, Vegetable, organic fibre, Textile
• Culture Group: Kuranko, Other
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1964
• Associated Places: Kenema
• Associated People: Lamin Tarawally
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1964.39.01

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