Hammock

A hammock, made from plaited raffia. It is supported at either end by carved wooden slats, and decorated with raffia tassels. The Sierra Leone National Museum catalogue notes that is it called langui in Mende.

Further Information

• Type: Domestic equipment
• Object: Hammock
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre, Wood
• Culture Group: Limba
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1965
• Associated Places: Kabala, Wara Wara, Yagala Chiefdom
• Associated People: Paramount Chief Gbwaru Mansary II
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1965.66.04

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