Carved 'Nomoli' figure

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Figure, Nomoli
West Africa, Sierra Leone, Mende people
Soapstone

Donated by A Aitken, 1913
Museum number 1913-79-1

This figure, sculpted to form a female head, is carved in the Mende style. The high forehead, small facial features and rolls of fat around the neck were considered attributes of beauty in Mende culture.