Accession Number
1988/1.142

Title
Kneeling Male Nomoli Figure

Artist(s)
Sierra Leonean

Artist Nationality
Sierra Leonean

Object Creation Date
before 1800

Medium & Support
soapstone

Dimensions
3 7/8 in x 2 in x 2 3/8 in (9.8 cm x 5 cm x 6 cm);4 1/4 in x 2 in x 2 in (10.8 cm x 5.1 cm x 5.1 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Label copy
Soapstone figures called NOMOLI are usually attributed to the Bullom people. These carvings are found accidentally by farmers and erected on shrines to assist in the production of bountiful crops.

Primary Object Classification
Sculpture

Collection Area
African

Rights
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Keywords
kneeling
males