Female Figure with Child

Described in the museum's catalogue as a Kuimi nursing mother figure (Mende). The carved female figure has scarification marks on her cheeks and torso. She has an extended navel; neck rings; and three rings of beads carved around her hips. She wears a metal chain around her neck. A small child is held to her back by her left hand.

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Female Figure with Child
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: 502mm [H]
  • Production Date: Pre 1964
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Fatmata Kabba, Waterloo village, Fakunya Chiefdom
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1964.06.01

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