6 UMMA Objects
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Mende (Mende)
Sande (also known as Bundu) Society Helmet Mask (Sowo)
1900 – 1932
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.300

Mende (Mende)
Staff
Gift of Margaret H. and Albert J. Coudron
2001/2.71
Bust with head, shoulders, and partial right arm. The figure has articulated eyes, ears, mouth, and chin. The right arm is bent at the elbow. 
Mende (Mende)
Nomoli Figurine
1400 – 1599
Gift of Reginald and Celeste Hodges
2021/2.24

Mende (Mende)
Sande Society Altar Piece
Gift of Dr. Daniel and Sandra Mato
2003/2.54

Mende (Mende)
Sande Sowel Bundu mask
Gift of Dr. Daniel and Sandra Mato
2003/2.55
Wooden full-head mask with small mouth and eyes, a large forehead, and a tall, elaborately braided hairstyle that extends up the head and ends a few inches above the crown. The neck of the mask is a series of three horizontal ridges. There are eye-slats for the wearer beneath the chin of the mask. 
Mende (Mende)
Bundu or Sowei Mask
1935 – 1950
Gift of Reginald and Celeste Hodges
2021/2.23
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