Figures in this style are known in Mende as kambei and belong to female diviners of officials of the womens Sande and Njaye societies, Adding the crown and medals as attributes of Queen Victoria to the idealised image of female beauty may have been intended to enhance the figures power and prestige. Sierra Leone. Mende or neighbouring people. Date / Period: Late 19th early 20th c Southern Sierra Leone.

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