Mende Sowei Mask
Artist:
Mende
Medium: Wood
Dimensions:
15 3/8 in. (39 cm)
Other (Base): 68.3 cm (26 7/8 in.)
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 1972.30.1
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?)
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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