Sowei Pillar

A wooden pillar, depicting a Janus, or two faced, sowei mask. The mask has a typical three ridged hairstyle and surmounts a segmented neck, attached to a circular base. This item was originally part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum collection. It was acquired by the British Museum in 1954.

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Sowei Pillar
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 410mm [H] x 100mm [W] x 110mm [C]
• Production Date: Pre 1954
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1954.23.3653

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