Mende and Vai
Sande Society Helmet Mask (Nowo/Sowo/Zoba)
Mende/Vai, 1900
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Wood, fiber, 13 11/16 × 8 7/16 in. (34.8 × 21.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Jamosil Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number
1989.153
braided hair has 6 lobes, 4 phallic finials)
African Reinstallation, "The Artist," Apr 2015, Wurtzburger Galleries, Kathryn Gunsch.
