Female Bust

A carved female bust with segmented neck and scarification marks on cheeks. This resembles a Kissi, or Kisi, reliquary for a pompta or nomoli, similar to that found in the Glasgow Museums collections (GLAMG:A.1985.13.bk). A similar carved bust in Sierra Leone National Museum is described in the museum's register as a Juju figure, known as a yaibai .

Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Female Bust
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 370mm [H]
• Production Date: Pre 2010
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Unknown
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.2010.025.02

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