Raffia Skirt

This is a raffia skirt worn as part of the costume of the dancing sowei , known as the ndoli jowei among the Mende or a-Nowo among the Temne. It is worn around the waist; other elements of the costume include the sowei mask, with raffia attached to its rim.

Further Information

Type: Costume, dress
Object: Raffia Skirt
Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
Culture Group: Mende
Dimensions: Unknown
Production Date: Pre 1911
Associated Places: Sierra Leone: Kenema District: Kenema (Created and collected)
Associated People: A. Ridyard (Donor)
Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
Accession Number: LIVCM.11.9.11.16