Ayogbo Headdress

This is a headdress of the Ayogbo Society. According to the original Sierra Leone National Museum accession register, the Ayogbo devil carries a thunder axe and detects witches and thieves by the help of a juju . Members of the Agungun and Poro societies may become members of Ayogbo. Prior to being purchased by the Museum, the masquerade had performed in Mahera in Kafu-Bullom Chiefdom, Port Loko District. The headdress was sold to the Museum so that the society could raise funds to make a new devil.

Further Information

• Type: Masks, headdresses
• Object: Ayogbo Headdress
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre, Leather, animal skin, Shell, Feather, fur, hair, horn, Textile
• Culture Group: Krio, Temne, Bullom
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: c.1958
• Associated Places: Mahera, Kafu-Bullom Chiefdom, Port Loko District
• Associated People: Thomas Kamara, Freetown (Trader); Samuel Cassel
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1964.22.01

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