Figure Item Number: 3522/50 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Carved stone figure in kneeling position. Figure has pronounced eyes, long curving eyebrows and a protruding nose. Thin pursed lips carved underneath wide nostrils. Oval-shaped ears are flat against sides, extending onto back of head. Figure has a pointed belly and its arms curve around it. Ends of arms are rounded; knees are pointed. Buttocks and back are done in relief.
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.