Mende Bundu Mask
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- Title Mende Bundu Mask
- Category Sculpture
- Medium Mixed Media (painted wood)
- Dimensions 15"h x 10"w
- Year Completed Undated
- Notes The Sande society is a well-organized female society. One of the Sande Society’s most important functions is conducting the initiation activities that mark an individual's transition to adulthood. At the end of said process, a girl is deemed a woman and is eligible for marriage. An essential part of Sande rituals are the dramatic dances done by masked figures. A wooden head mask such as this is combined with a full body black raffia covering. The typical Bundu mask is designed to represent important female qualities such as healthy and beautiful skin, wisdom, modesty and so on.
- Artist Mende Craftsman from Sierra Leone Sierra Leone and Liberia
- Credit John and Janet Yoder Collection
- Location Library Art Storage L1
- Accession Number 2022.0152
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