Female Figure

This carved female figure is described by the Sierra Leone National Museum records as a Sherbro twin figure carving. Twin figures have been more commonly associated with the north of Sierra Leone, though the so-called minsereh , or min , figures used by the Mende Njayei, and Bullom Yasi, societies, have sometimes been referred to as twin figures .

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Female Figure
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende, Sherbro
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1981
• Associated Places: Bonthe (Place collected)
• Associated People: Mr. K. Jabbi, Bonthe (Trader)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1981.01.02

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