Miniature Mask

A miniature sowei mask. It has pursed lips and an elaborate hairstyle. It was purchased from Stevens auction on 1933. This was originally part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum collection, originally acquired at Stevens Auction Rooms, London, in 1933. It was acquired by the British Museum in 1954.

Further Information

• Type: Masks, headdresses
• Object: Miniature Mask
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 330mm [H] x 170mm [D]
• Production Date: Pre 1954
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1954.23.3652

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