WOMEN'S MENDE HELMET MASK FROM SIERRA LEONE: The women's Sande society found...

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WOMEN'S MENDE HELMET MASK FROM SIERRA LEONE: The women's Sande society found in Liberia and Sierra Leone have a tradition of initiating girls into womanhood. On this occasion the leaders/mentors wear a wooden helmet mask that embodies sowei - the water spirit and guardian deity. This is the only...

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