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Title |
Bundu Mask (for Sande Society) |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1960 |
Medium |
Wood with black stain and raffia fiber |
Dimensions |
H-44 W-17 D-17 inches |
Accession Number |
83.8 |
Department |
AFRICAN |
Description |
Bundu mask for Sande society, it has a stylized female face with bands of fat at the neck, an ornate hairdress carved with large cowrie shells in relief, with three knob top knots. Wood with black stain and long, black raffia fiber. Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, Africa. 20th century. |
Credit line |
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Levitt |
Search Terms |
1900s 20th Century Africa: Sub-Saharan Diversity African Bundu Mask Ceremonial Object Cowrie Shells Face Female Fiber Hairdress Mask Mende Peoples Raffia Ritual Sande Society Sierra Leone Stained Stylized Knot Wooden |