Minsereh (medicine figure)
Maker
Unknown, Mende
MediumWood
Dimensions21 3/4” x 5 3/8” x 4”
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.1122.COP
DescriptionFemale minsereh (medicine figure) belonging to the Yassi Society, with a traditional hairdo with four buns, thick neck rings, rounded shoulders, full breasts, protruding naval, stocky hips, buttocks and legs, and hands crossed over her stomach. The female figure depicts an ideal woman of the Sande (Bundu) Society.
ClassificationsCeremonial
Exhibitions
Gender and Society in Africa
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