Kamajor Khaki Shirt

An imported cotton shirt, dyed khaki and decorated with charms or sebehs of different colours (black and red). A pouch made from country cloth has been sewed on the back. This was acquired by the Sierra Leone National Museum as part of a collection of garments used by the Kamajor Civil Defence Force during Sierra Leone's Civil War. The Kamajor militia drew upon traditional hunter-warrior law and used medicines and other esoteric knowledge to give them supernatural powers to protect themselves and make them more effective fighters.

Further Information

• Type: Costume, dress, Religious/ritual equipment, charms
• Object: Kamajor Khaki Shirt
• Materials: Textile, Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 680mm [L] x 590mm [W]
• Production Date: 1994-2001
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Unknown
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.2011.010.07

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