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mask

  • Object type

  • Museum number

    Af1979,01.5085

  • Description

    Black wooden helmet mask with small face and elaborate coiffure.

  • Ethnic name

  • Date

    • 20thC(early) (?)

  • Production place

  • Findspot

  • Materials

  • Technique

  • Dimensions

    • Height: 35.5 centimetres
    • Width: 21 centimetres (l)
    • Depth: 27 centimetres

  • Curator's comments

    Sowei mask for the Sande female secret society.

  • Location

    Not on display

  • Condition

    fair

  • Associated events

    • Designed for: Sande secret society

  • Department

    Africa, Oceania & the Americas

  • Registration number

    Af1979,01.5085

Black wooden helmet mask with small face and elaborate coiffure.

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