Magic Broom

This item is recorded by the Sierra Leone National Museum as a magic broom , or mawanija , the records note that it was used to smell out all guilty persons who denied having committed a crime . It is made from palm fonds, wrapped in red-dyed cotton, onto which cowrie shells are sewn.

Further Information

  • Type: Domestic equipment
  • Object: Magic Broom
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre, Textile, Shell
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1969
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Mr. Sesay, Freetown (Trader)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1969.51.05

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