Female Figure

This is a carved wooden female figure; the Sierra Leone National Museum Records note that it is a typical Mende figurine . It has a segmented neck and a three-ridged hairstyle.

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Female Figure
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1971
  • Associated Places: Freetown (Place purchased)
  • Associated People: Alhaji Abu Bakarr, Freetown (Trader)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1971.01.02

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