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37-22-107

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Sitia Chiefdom

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 37-22-107
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Sitia Chiefdom
Locus Moloko, Neighbourhood of Yoni
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden. Carved to represent a snake. Such hoods are tied to the rafters of the veranda for slinging a hammock.

Height 45.5 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 11 - Collector Number

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