Figure Item Number: 3522/48 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Carved stone figure in crouching position. Figure has bulging eyes, in deep sockets, and protruding lips under a long nose. A triangle-shaped beard frames the bottom half of the figure's face. Arms are bent in front of body, at chest level; thin legs are held close together, feet are pointed inward. Decorative "X" shape incised across top of head.
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.