Model Sowei

This is one of a collection of miniature masqueraders purchased to be placed in the children's corner at the SLNM. This example depicts the dancing sowei , known as the ndoli jowei among the Mende or a-Nowo among the Temne.

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Further Information

  • Type: Games, toys, models, Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Model Sowei
  • Materials: Wood, Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1994
  • Associated Places: Freetown (Place made)
  • Associated People: Mr. John Goba, Freetown (Donor)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1993.04.01

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