Images(12)

Nomoli style figure

Artist Unknown artist(s)

Date20th century

MediumStone, possibly limestone

DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (14.9 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2016.77

Collections

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Object NameDecorative

DepartmentPermanent Collection

CultureSapi people

NationalitySierra Leonean

GeographySierra Leone, Africa

On View

On view

Century

Twentieth

Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; Looking at Who We Are: The Palmer at 50, Palmer Museum of Art, September 23–December 18, 2022; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesDewey, William J., "Catalogue 26: Figure (Nomoli), Sapi People, Sierra Leone” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-26.