Nomoli Stone Statue
← Back to search
- Title Nomoli Stone Statue
- Category Sculpture
- Medium Stone
- Dimensions 8.5"h x 2.25"w x 2.75"d
- Year Completed Undated
- Notes This Nomoli stone was found among the Kissi People of Sierra Leone and Liberia. Written accounts as early as the 1850’s refer to small stone statues dug out of the ground when farmers were preparing their fields. The local Kissi denied making them, saying the carving had been left by God. The Kissi believe the statue to have supernatural powers, thus offerings are made to them in hopes of gaining protection, good luck and bountiful harvests.
- Artist The Kissi People Sierra Leone and Liberia
- Credit John and Janet Yoder Collection
- Location Library Art Storage I6
- Accession Number 2022.0198
-
Status
Available
Request this art work
-
Administration
Admin View
Edit Details