Wooden Crocodile

This is a wooden representation of a crocodile, made from the wood of a Kopendei (Mende for afzelia africana) tree.

Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Wooden Crocodile
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1965
• Associated Places: Sogbini Chiefdom, Bonthe District
• Associated People: Joseph, Freetown (Trader); Bokani of Tonsu (Carver)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1965.08.01

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