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Figure (possibly early 1400s). Gift of Lucile Munro in memory of her husband Thomas Munro, Curator of Education from 1931 to 1967 Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.29

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The most varied group of soapstone figures and heads has been found in the homelands of the Kissi. Calling them pomda ("images of the dead"), the Kissi placed them in ancestral shrines, offering them the last seeds at sowing times and the first fruits of the harvest. However, the sculptures are believed to have been made centuries ago by the ancestors of the Kissi, the so-called Sapi people.

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A weathered, grey stone sculpture depicts a seated male figure with intricate facial detailing and elaborate headdress.

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