Hunting Society Head

This object is recorded by the Sierra Leone National Museum part of a the costume worn by the Hunting Society masquerader. The Hunting Society has Nigerian Yoruba origins and came to Sierra Leone via the liberated Africans , who settled in Freetown around the time of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 1807. The Krio are descendents of these people, however the Hunting Society is today enjoyed by people of many different backgrounds living in Sierra Leone's cities. This wooden dear head is worn on top of the head.

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Hunting Society Head
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Krio
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1968
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Mr. Samuel Cassel, 10 Owen Street, Freetown
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1968.07.03

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