Leather Sebe

A leather charm/amulet, or sebe/sebbeh: the Mende and Temne name for charm/amulet. It consists of a pendant connected to six loops of plaited leather strands affixed to a cloth covered leather button. The pendant is made from horn, part of which is encased in crocodile skin. Alldridge's notes state that the sebbeh was worn by a Mende Chief.

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Further Information

  • Type: Religious/ritual equipment, charms
  • Object: Leather Sebe
  • Materials: Leather, animal skin, Bone, ivory, tooth
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 380mm x 180mm x 60mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1891
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
  • Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
  • Accession Number: BMAG:R3483/49

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