Incomplete Sowei Mask

Guy Massie-Taylor collected a series of carvings representing three stages of carving a Sowei mask from a carver in the Kori Chiefdom. The carver was known as Pessima. This is the first stage, showing the outline of the face and four rectangular blocks for the hair.

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Further Information

• Type: Masks, headdresses
• Object: Incomplete Sowei Mask
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 410mm x 220mm x 200mm
• Production Date: Pre 1960
• Associated Places: Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District (Collected)
• Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
• Museum: Glasgow Museums
• Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.t

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