Accession Number
2021/2.23

Title
Bundu or Sowei Mask

Artist(s)
Mende

Artist Nationality
Mende

Object Creation Date
1935-1950

Medium & Support
wood

Dimensions
15 1/2 x 8 x 11 in. (39.37 x 20.32 x 27.94 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Reginald and Celeste Hodges

Physical Description
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. 

Primary Object Classification
Wood and Woodcarving

Primary Object Type
mask

Collection Area
African

Rights
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