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Helmet Mask (sowei)

Maker Mende Artist

Date20th century

Made/manufacturedSierra Leone, Africa

MediumWood

Dimensions15 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (39.1 x 20 x 22.2 cm)

ClassificationsClothing and accessories

Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard

Object number1990.14.30

Collections

AFRICAN

DescriptionWith neck rolls, elaborately plaited coiffure, and blackened surface.

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