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Sowei helmet mask
Mende People20th century
Mudec - Museum of Cultures
Milan, Italy
This kind of mask is associated with the bundu female initiation society. It represents feminine beauty, in the form of a woman of high social status and in good health.
These masks also evoke the water spirits, with the neck folds recalling the ripples from which they emerge.
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Details
- Title: Sowei helmet mask
- Creator: Mende People
- Date Created: 20th century
- Location Created: Sierra Leone
- Physical Dimensions: h 42 cm
- Type: Mask
- Rights: Alessandro Passaré Collection (49) - Museum of Cultures, Milan
- Medium: Carved wood
- Collocazione: Currently not on view
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