Male Figure

This wooden male figure is described by the original Sierra Leone National Museum records as a twin figure , it continues: A twin figure is normally carved on the death of one twin. It is carved in the Image of the departed twin and treated just like the living twin so that it cannot get jealous and fetch the living twin .

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Male Figure
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1991
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Miss Paxson, Peace Corps Volunteer (Trader)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1991.01.08

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