Unidentified
Yassi Society Medicine Figure (minsereh)
late 19th-early 20th century
Category
Culture
Mende
Place Made
Sierra Leone
Materials
Wood, reed, string
Measurements
22 x 6 7/8 x 4 in (55.88 x 17.4625 x 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor K. Kiam
Accession #
77.219
Description
Feet spread apart; incised scarification around ankles; knobbed knees; wide band incised scarification around waist with front panel triangular scarification on abdomen; double string waist band with natural reed beads; arms bent at elbows with hands spread on torso below breasts; three thick rings on neck; small head; crested hairdo with incised pattern; incised scarification on back.