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Sande Society Helmet Mask (sowei)
Sande Society Helmet Mask (sowei)

Sande Society Helmet Mask (sowei)

Datecirca 1950
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood and raffia
Dimensions13 ¼ × 10 ¾ × 11 ¼ in. (33.7 × 27.3 × 28.6 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of Reginald and Celeste Hodges
Object number2019.13.7
On View
On view
ProvenanceCollected by Reggie Hodges around 1974 in Moyamba, Southern Province, Sierra Leone; given to NCMA, 2019.
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