Mende Sowei Mask

Artist Mende

MediumWood

Dimensions15 3/8 in. (39 cm)
Other (Base): 68.3 cm (26 7/8 in.)

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1972.30.1

DescriptionWomans head with elaborate headdress, scarification marks, rolled neck. Soft wood, bombax or silk-cotton tree, dyed black. Split on right side stitched with string; Braid above it tied with string, to repair (Blackened with vegetable dye or blackboard dyes?)

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