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Pair of Afro Mende - Minsere female figures- Yassi society ( Sierra Leone)
Mid 20th century 22'', 23''
Mid 20th century 22'', 23''
The women's yassi, a divination and healing society, employs slender human figure called Minsere.
These particular ones are painted in a way to relate to the metissage between white and black people
which make them very rare.
Beautiful body proportion.
These particular ones are painted in a way to relate to the metissage between white and black people
which make them very rare.
Beautiful body proportion.