Sculpture
37-22-278
From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 37-22-278 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sherbro |
| Provenience | Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Iconography | Female |
| Description | Wooden. The coiffure consists of vertical plaited or twisted tresses surmounted by a triple crest. The face proper is compressed vertically, the mouth is placed at the pointed lower extremity. There are three uninterrupted "neck rings" [see 37-22-268]. For employment see 37-22-276. |
| Height | 26.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
| Other Number | 289 - Collector Number |
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