Minsereh Figure
This is thought to be a minsereh , or min , figure, though the term has broadly been used to refer to any carved female wooden figures. Min figures are traditionally used as part of the Yasi (Bullom) or Njayei (Mende) society for curing sickness, though they have also been associated with the Sande society. They contain spiritual power which is given to the figure by members of the society rather than the carver. This example has a string of glass beads around her neck and has scarification on her face, breasts and stomach. She has a hole pierced through the end of her arm, indicating that she may have originally been holding something.
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Further Information
- Type: Figures, sculpture
- Object: Minsereh Figure
- Materials: Wood, Glass
- Culture Group: Mende
- Dimensions: 535mm [H] x 114mm x 111mm
- Production Date: Pre 1960
- Associated Places: Unknown
- Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
- Museum: Glasgow Museums
- Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.az
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