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Sowei Mask 11

Sierra Leone National Museum
Freetown, Sierra Leone

This is a miniature representation of a Sowei mask, carved out of Ivory. It was purchased at the Sierra Leone Festival of Arts, in the 1950s.

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Details

Title: Sowei Mask 11
Location Created: Sierra Leone
Type: Ivories
Original Source: Sierra Leone Heritage
Medium: Bone, ivory, tooth
Culture group: Mende
Accession number: SLNM.1958.11.01

Sierra Leone National Museum

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