Female Figure

This is a wooden carving, representing a woman with elaborate scarification marks and a segmented neck. The Sierra Leone National Museum notes that this item is a Bundu Society ceremonial figure , obtained from the late Paramount Chief of Tihihun.

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Female Figure
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1966
• Associated Places: Tihihun; Sumbuya (Place collected)
• Associated People: A.B. Seisay, Freetown (Trader)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1966.28.02

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