Minsereh Figure

This has been labelled as a minsereh , or min figure, in the Glasgow Museum catalogue, though the term has broadly been used to refer to any carved full-length female wooden figures. This one is particularly unusual as is has no arms, body or feet. Guy Massie-Taylor noted that figures of this type were associated with the Kuranko Pangbai, or Gbangbe, society.

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Minsereh Figure
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende, Kuranko
• Dimensions: 385mm [H] x 96mm x 100mm
• Production Date: Pre 1960
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
• Museum: Glasgow Museums
• Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.bb

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