Wunde Sticks

This bundle of thirty cane sticks, bound with red cotton, is recorded in the British Museum catalogue as being associated with the Wunde society. The Wunde society is an exclusive male society among the Kpa Mende. The collector, John de Hart, wrote an article called The Wunde Society Dance in Sierra Leone Studies, 1920.

Further Information

Type: Religious/ritual equipment, charms
Object: Wunde Sticks
Materials: Wood, Textile
Culture Group: Other
Dimensions: 880mm [L] x 150mm [D]
Production Date: Pre 1917
Associated Places: Mendeland
Associated People: John de Hart
Museum: British Museum
Accession Number: BM:Af.1917.412.2