Female Figure

This is a wooden carving, representing a woman wearing a ridged lappa, or skirt. She has a plaited hairstyle and segmented neck. The Sierra Leone National Museum records that this is a Sherbro-Mende carving.

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Female Figure
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Sherbro, Mende
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1966
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Mr. S. Sesay, Freetown (Collector)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1966.36.03

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