Limestone nomoli statue

Limestone nomoli statue

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Limestone nomoli statue
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Limestone nomoli statue, grotesque ape-like oreature in kneeling position set up in field to protect crops Mende tribe, Sierra Leone, West Africa, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655961
Materials:
limestone
type:
statues