Animal Head

This wooden animal head is recorded by the Sierra Leone National Museum as an antelope head, but may also be a leopard. It has an open mouth, and rows of teeth cut from a sheep of metal. It has been painted red, with white spots. It may originally have been used as part of a Hunting Society masquerading costume, worn atop the head.

Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Animal Head
  • Materials: Wood, Metal
  • Culture Group: Krio
  • Dimensions: 254mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1964
  • Associated Places: Freetown
  • Associated People: Samuel Cassel (Carver)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1964.42.02

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