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Stone head "pomdo" ·  Sierra Leone, Kissi · ID: 3032274

Vendu 600 €
Provenance
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland (1972)
Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland

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.


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