Stone head "pomdo"
Sierra Leone, Kissi
Vendu
600 €
Provenance
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland (1972)Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Taille
H: 8,5 cm
H: 3.3 inch
Description
greyish brown patina, typical facial features and raised scarification marks, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, on 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.