Stone head "pomdo"
Sierra Leone, Kissi
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 8 cm
H: 3.1 inch
Description
stylized facial features, small missing parts, traces of abrasion, base;
the Kissi believed that these figures personated their forefathers. When a chief or another important person died the “pomdo” was buried in a rice field or next to a tree planted by the deceased.