Sowei Mask

late 1800s

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Mende artist, Sowei Mask, late 1800s. Wood; 17 x 7 ¾ x 8 ¾ in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1949.4178.

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Culture

Mende

Locale

Africa

Country

Sierra Leone

Object

mask

Medium

wood

Dimensions

height: 17 in, 43.1800 cm; width: 7 3/4 in, 19.685 cm; depth: 8 3/4 in, 22.225 cm

Credit Line

Native Arts acquisition fund

Department

Native Arts

Collection

Arts of Africa

Accession Number

1949.4178

Known Provenance

Sierra Leone, before 1931. Collection of Gustaf Wilhelm Bolinder [1888-1957], by 1931; gift, Statens Etnografiska Museum, Stockholm, 1931; exchange, Denver Art Museum, 1949.

Exhibition History

"The Nature of Looking: The Spiritual in Art", Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO, September 23, 2000-January 14, 2001

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