Hammock
37-22-105
From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Sitia Chiefdom | Balolo (Sierra Leone)
Curatorial Section: African
| Native Name | Pel Letul Le |
| Object Number | 37-22-105 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sherbro |
| Provenience | Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Sitia Chiefdom | Balolo (Sierra Leone) |
| Locus | near Yoni |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Raffia |
| Description | Openwork hammock of raphia cord with a pierced bar at each end for spreading the hammock. Swung from the rafters of the veranda by ropes attached to the bars, it is the master's "easy chair" [so called in pidgin English]. Pel = hammock, letual = raphia; le is the article. The cords are dyed black [dark brown] and red--brown. Decorated with tassels. |
| Length | 260 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
| Other Number | 80 - Collector Number |
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