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Sowei (Sande Society mask)

Made By Unrecorded Mende maker, Sierra Leone or Liberia
CultureMende
Date20th century
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 x 8 x 10 in. (41.9 x 20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Classification(s)
  • AFRICAN
Credit LineGift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb, Class of 1952
Terms
  • head
  • mask
Object numberM.2005.16.5
On View
On view
Exhibitions
Exhibition History"Creativity and Invention in African Art." Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art, September 30, 2006-May 11, 2008.
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