Costume

81-11-61

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 81-11-61
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Section African
Materials Grass | Wood | Fabric
Description

Round frame of stiff grass supports long banks of loose grass. The back of the frame is covered with a piece of brown nylon(?). Also suspended from the frame are a number of small wooden "paddles" approximately 9 cm long;many of them have Vai script inked on one side. A long twisted grass rope is tied to the frame.

Length 90 cm
Width 50 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1981

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