Ayogbo Headdress

This is a headdress of the Ayogbo Society. According to the original Sierra Leone National Museum accession register, the Ayogbo devil carries a thunder axe and detects witches and thieves by the help of a juju . Members of the Agungun and Poro societies may become members of Ayogbo. Prior to being purchased by the Museum, the masquerade had performed in Mahera in Kafu-Bullom Chiefdom, Port Loko District. The headdress was sold to the Museum so that the society could raise funds to make a new devil.

Further Information

  • Type: Masks, headdresses
  • Object: Ayogbo Headdress
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre, Leather, animal skin, Shell, Feather, fur, hair, horn, Textile
  • Culture Group: Krio, Temne, Bullom
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: c.1958
  • Associated Places: Mahera, Kafu-Bullom Chiefdom, Port Loko District
  • Associated People: Thomas Kamara, Freetown (Trader); Samuel Cassel
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1964.22.01

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