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Mende
A large ethnic group in Sierra Leone known, among ethnologists, for their secret Sande society and their sowei masks.
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Bundu or Sowei Helmet Mask (Ndoli Jowei), Mende, Nguabu Master (Moyamba district, Sierra Leone), late 19th-early 20th century, wood and pigment, 39.4 x 23.5 x 26 cm (Brooklyn Museum)
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