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Sowei Mask
Three-quarter, proper left view

Sowei Mask

Maker Unknown, Mende
MediumWood
Dimensions33 h x 18.7 W x 25.5 D cm
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.1882.COP
DescriptionSande initiation society, Sowei mask with elaborate hairdo suggesting horns.
ClassificationsCeremonial
Exhibitions
Gender and Society in Africa
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Three-quarter, proper left view
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Three-quarter, proper right view
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