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John Goba Naissance
The Weaver of Quill and Color: The Life of John Goba Naissance Born in 1944 within the vibrant landscape of Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, John Goba Naissent emerged as a sculptor whose work breathed life into the ancient traditions of the Mende people. His early years were deeply intertwined with the hermetic and sacred atmosphere of the women’s Bondo Society, a cultural influence shaped significantly by his grandmother. This formative pe
riod, steeped in the rituals and mysteries of initiation, provided the spiritual foundation upon which his entire artistic career would be built. As he matured and eventually settled in the Mountain Cut district of Fuala, Goba began to translate the profound cultural echoes of his youth into tangible, sculptural forms. The trajectory of his artistry underwent a transformative shift in the 1970s. Following a personal revelation around…
