Humoi Society Figure

This carved female figure is described by the Sierra Leone National Museum records as belonging to the Mende Humoi Society. The Humoi society is a male and female society, particularly concerned with the maintenance of sexual relations, any departure from which will effect the fertility of farms.

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Humoi Society Figure
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1971
• Associated Places: Bo (Place collected)
• Associated People: Mr. A.R. Amara, Bo(Trader)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1971.05.05

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