Steatite Figure

A stone figure, known as nomoli in Mende, carved out of steatite, or soapstone. The Sierra Leone national Museum records note that it is a recent reproduction. It depicts a seated figure on a stool, with its hands raised towards its face.

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Steatite Figure
• Materials: Stone
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1965
• Associated Places: Ngolahun, Gallinas Chiefdom (Place collected)
• Associated People: John Bethell, Scotland (Donor)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1965.30.01

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