Mask

37-22-274

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Shengge Chiefdom

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 37-22-274
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Shengge Chiefdom
Locus Mokebe
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Kawnggoli. Wooden. Almost circular. The forehead and nose resemble 37-22-262. The ears are prominent, rat-like; the mouth, an elliptical opening surrounded by a continuous ridge. Raphia fibers represent a moustache. For employment see 37-22-262.

Height 36 cm
Width 33 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 318 - Collector Number

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