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A large African Bundu mask
A large African Bundu mask
Sierra Leone - Mende people
Carved wood with traces of old black patina.
This type of mask, carved by men, can be worn only by high-ranking members of the wealthy female Bundu society during its important initiation rites where the dance master called Ndoli Jowei, embodies Sowei the tutelary deity of the female community.
H cm 30