Sande society mask (sowei)

late 19th-early 20th century

Mende

Maker/Artist: Mende
Classification: Masks
Formatted Medium: Wood, pigment, metal
Medium: wood, pigment, metal
Locations: Place made: Nguabu, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (39.4 x 23.5 x 26 cm)
Departments: Arts of Africa
Accession Number: 74.64
Credit Line: Carll H. de Silver Fund
Exhibitions: African Innovations, Disguise: Masks and Global African Art, Double Take: African Innovations
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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