Figure Item Number: 3522/45 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Carved stone figure in standing position; carving is cylindrical in shape and has a flared base. Narrow eyes and unsmiling mouth are incised; long hooked nose done in relief. Ears are carved flat against head; top of head is covered in rows of circular protrusions, imitating hair(?). Three incised lines circle neck. Thin straight arms are carved in high relief down front; nipples and belly button done in low relief. Back is undecorated; small hole drilled into bottom centre of base.
Nomoli figures are placed near homes and in crop fields as a form of protection, in the belief that the nomoli will bring good health and good harvests.
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.