Neil Carey

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Independent Scholar
Email	dr.neil.carey@gmail.com
Countries of Specialization	Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire.
Education	M.D. University of Pennsylvania Post-doctoral studies including Tropical Medicine
Research Interests	Material Art and Culture of the Poro-related groups of the Guinea Coast of West Africa. Ethnotoxicology. Archaeometallurgy.
Publications	2007. Masks of the Koranko Poro: Form, Function, and Comparison to the Toma. Ethnos:Amherst. 2013. Comparative Native Terminology of Poro Groups. Secrecy: Journal of the Poro Studies Assn. 1:1-21. Amherst. 2013. Making the Grade: Symbolism and the Meaning of Metals in Poro Art of West Africa. Ethnos:Amherst.
Keywords	Poro, Secret Societies, Traditional Religion