Yangaima Figure

The Sierra Leone National Museum notes that this unusual wooden female figure comes from the Yangaima Secret Society . The figure is standing upright and has a protruding stomach. It has slanted eyes and an open mouth, baring two rows of sharpened teeth, and ears a cotton cap on the head.

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Yangaima Figure
• Materials: Wood, Textile
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1971
• Associated Places: Freetown (Place collected)
• Associated People: Mr. B. Sesay, Freetown (Trader)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1971.05.01

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