Mende and Kpa
Sande Society Helmet Mask (Ndoli Jowei)
Kpa (Western Mende), 1905
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Wood, 18 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (47.7 x 21.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Joseph H. Seipp, Jr.
Object Number
1975.69.1
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1975; Dr. Joseph H. Siepp, Jr. by purchase in the United States, 1972; Rev. Pastor Steven, head of the United Methodist Church of Sierra Leone, by purchase or gift, date unknown.
African Reinstallation, "The Artist," Apr 2015, Wurtzburger Galleries, Kathryn Gunsch.
"Art of the Mende," September 1, 1974 - October 13, 1974, University Art Museum, University of Texas, Austin, Texasm William L. Hommel
"Art of the Mende," June 18, 1974 - July 20, 1974, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California, William L. Hommel
"Art of the Mende," May 1, 1974- Jun 5, 1974, Univeristy of Iowa Art Museum, Iowa City, Iowa, William L. Hommel
"Art of the Mende," March 18, 1974 - April 19, 1974, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, Maryland, William L. Hommel
"Art of the Mende," September 1, 1974 - October 13, 1974, University Art Museum, University of Texas, Austin, Texasm William L. Hommel
"Art of the Mende," June 18, 1974 - July 20, 1974, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California, William L. Hommel
"Art of the Mende," May 1, 1974- Jun 5, 1974, Univeristy of Iowa Art Museum, Iowa City, Iowa, William L. Hommel
"Art of the Mende," March 18, 1974 - April 19, 1974, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, Maryland, William L. Hommel
William L. Hommel, "Art of the Mende." College Park: University of Maryland, 1974, p.3, ill. Figure 1.
