ANTHROPOMORPHE STATUTE "Nomoli" Mende culture, Sierra Leone Late 19th - early 20th century

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ANTHROPOMORPHE STATUTE "Nomoli" Mende culture, Sierra Leone Late 19th - early 20th century

Name: ANTHROPOMORPHE STATUTE 'Nomoli' Mende culture, Sierra Leone Late 19th - early 20th century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 0VG2BBJ6XV
Price: 480 EUR
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Period 19th century

Style Tribal Art

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ANTHROPOMORPHE STATUTE "Nomoli
Mende culture, Sierra Leone
Late 19th - early 20th century
Soapstone
H. 16 ; L. 8 ; Th. 9 cm
(wear and tear)

Anthropomorphic statuette standing seated, hands clasping a cup or a musical instrument which rests on its knees. Her almost fetal posture gives her an arched back.
The face has two strongly incised coffee bean eyes, a busted nose with large nostrils, protruding cheekbones and hair composed of two braids incised with obliques.

Although it is difficult to date these statuettes found buried in the ground, we know that they refer to an ancient culture that existed before the arrival of the Portuguese in Sierra Leone in 1460. Some consider them to be the geniuses of nature that influence the rain and thus favor the rice harvest. Others call them "pomda", meaning "image of ancestors", or "mahen yafe", which translates as "spirit of the chief" among the Mende people.
Buried in fields or tumuli, they were sometimes unearthed and placed on an altar to receive libations.

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Condition	Good
Style	Tribal Art (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity of Tribal Art Style)
Period	19th century (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity 19th century)