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Sowei Mask
Carved wooden helmet mask used by the exclusively female Sande (Mende) or Bondo/Bundu (Temne) societies. The mask is traditionally worn by a high-ra...
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Mende Bundu Society song
Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Mende Bundu Society song accompanied by two shegbureh. The song is connected with the next...
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