AFRICAN MENDE FIGURE,EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED IN 1976 Start Price USD 290.00 Current Price USD 654.00 Time Left - Bid Count 8 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 21, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 31, 2008 Location sunny isles, FL See more about 'AFRICAN MENDE FIGURE,EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED IN 1976' Description FINE AFRICAN MENDE(SIERRA LEONE) FEMALE FIGURE FROM REX GREY COLLECTION,PUBLISHED AND EXHIBITED IN 1976(see exhibition catalog photos).HEIGHT:20"1/2(52CM).THESE FEMALE FIGURES ARE USED AS ORACLES BY THE YASSI WOMEN'S SECRET SOCIETY.THE FIGURES ARE CALLED "MINSEREH",AND THEY ARE ANOINTED WITH OIL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES TO BRING FORTH THEIR MAGICAL POWER.THE SOCIETY'S LEADER DEPOSITS A FIGURE BESIDE THE SECRET TRIBAL MEDICINE AND THEN FALLS INTO A TRANCE. BY ITS MOVEMENTS,THE FIGURE INDICATES ANSWERS REQUESTED. Place a Bid!