Costume
81-11-61
From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Curatorial Section: African
| 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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