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Maker(s):Pessima
Culture:African; Sierra Leonean, Moyambawo village (d. ca. 1980)
Title:Sowo-wui Dance Mask (Ndoli Jowei)
Date Made:1950s
Type:Sculpture
Materials:wood
Place Made:Africa; Sierra Leone
Measurements:overall: 17 5/8 x 8 x 8 1/2 in.; 44.7675 x 20.32 x 21.59 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 1960.55
Credit Line:Gift of Gwendolen M. Carter
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Label Text:
This mask resembles those used by women associated with the Sande (or Bondo) society. Senior women in Sande are responsible for bringing girls through puberty and educating them into and throughout their adult lives. A renowned artist, Pessima often created masks on commission, however, this mask was made for an English art teacher, Guy Massey-Taylor, and it was never used by a Sande woman. Susan E. Kart '96, Assistant Professor of the Arts of Africa, Lehigh University (2018)

Tags:
ceremonies; birds

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