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 second stage; the facial features are now clear. It is yet to be dyed black.

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Further Information

• Type: Masks, headdresses
• Object: Incomplete Sowei Mask
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 380mm x 260mm x 225mm
• Production Date: Pre 1960
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
• Museum: Glasgow Museums
• Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.u

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