Wooden Figure

A wooden female figure, kneeling on a chair. She wears a pointed cap, associated with Sampa dancers in the exclusively female Sande (Mende) of Bundu (Temne) society. The figure has a segmented neck and wears a lappa, or skirt.

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Wooden Figure
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 44.5mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1966
  • Associated Places: Tihihun, part of Sumbuya (Place Collected)
  • Associated People: Paramount Chief Waibio
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1966.28.03

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