Minsereh Figure

This resembles a minsereh, or min, figure, though the term has broadly been used to refer to any full-length carved female wooden figures. The figure is holding a bowl and wears a piece of imported manufactured cloth around her waist. She has a necklace, resembling a snake, around her neck.

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Minsereh Figure
  • Materials: Wood, Vegetable, organic fibre, Textile
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 650mm [H] x 170mm [W] x 160mm [C]
  • Production Date: Pre 1962
  • Associated Places: Ngiegboiya; Njama; Moyamba; Mogamba
  • Associated People: V. K. Ndoko
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1962.9.1

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