Sowei Mask

This is recorded as Sowei Mask: a wooden helmet mask, used by the exclusively female Sande (Mende) or Bondo/Bundu (Temne) societies. This example is, however, unusual, and might, rather, have been carved for sale.

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Further Information

  • Type: Masks, headdresses
  • Object: Sowei Mask
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 430mm [H] x 250mm [W] x 240mm [C]
  • Production Date: Pre 1949
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: M. Henderson; Wilfred Henderson
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1949.34.1

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