Mende and Nguabu Master
Sande Society Helmet Mask (Ndoli Jowei)
Mende, 1900-1966
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Wood, fiber, 16 9/16 × 9 1/16 in. (42 × 23 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy A. Medis, Washington, D.C.
Object Number
1991.127
Female Ancestral Mask with bushcow horns and a turtle carved on top of the coiffure.
William Mithoefer, Washington, D.C.
"Meditations on African Art: Color," April 18, 2007-August 19, 2007, BMA, Karen Milbourne
African Reinstallation, "The Artist," Apr 2015, Wurtzburger Galleries, Kathryn Gunsch.
African Reinstallation, "The Artist," Apr 2015, Wurtzburger Galleries, Kathryn Gunsch.
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