Female Figure

This carved female figure is described by the Sierra Leone National Museum records as a Sherbro twin figure carving. Twin figures have been more commonly associated with the north of Sierra Leone, though the so-called minsereh , or min , figures used by the Mende Njayei, and Bullom Yasi, societies, have sometimes been referred to as twin figures .

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Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Female Figure
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Mende, Sherbro
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1981
  • Associated Places: Bonthe (Place collected)
  • Associated People: Mr. K. Jabbi, Bonthe (Trader)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1981.01.02

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