Bundu (Sande Society) Helmet Mask, Mende
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Bundu (Sande Society) Helmet Mask, Mende
MediumWood, pigment
Dimensions9 × 11 × 22 in. (22.9 × 27.9 × 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsMask / Headdress
Object number
AAA181
DescriptionDarkened wood carved helmet mask with oracle on top with rounded face and alternating line pattern on hair and geometric bulbous design on back, oracle on top with 8 tiered neck and head on top and carved tag: "Sierra Leone, Helmet Heaume, Bundu from the Mende society for young women's initiation approximately 1940"Status
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