Mampiri Mask

This Sierra Leone National museum describe this as a mampiri mask, the Koranko equivalent to a gongoli, or kongoli, mask, used for providing light entertainment. It is complete with its raffia fringing.

Further Information

• Type: Masks, headdresses
• Object: Mampiri Mask
• Materials: Wood, Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Kuranko
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1968
• Associated Places: Kombadugu village, Tonkolili District
• Associated People: A.B. Seisay (Seller)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1969.08.01

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