Bassa. Sande society mask (sowei), early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 16 1/2 x 9 x 10 in. (41.9 x 22.9 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Blake Robinson, 1998.80.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.80.2_transpc002.jpg)
Bassa. Sande society mask (sowei), early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 16 1/2 x 9 x 10 in. (41.9 x 22.9 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Blake Robinson, 1998.80.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.80.2_print_threequarter_bw.jpg)
Sande society mask (sowei)
Arts of Africa
CULTURE
Bassa
MEDIUM
Wood, pigment
DATES
early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
16 1/2 x 9 x 10 in. (41.9 x 22.9 x 25.4 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER
1998.80.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Blake Robinson
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Head with C-shaped ears, small slit incised eyes, and open circular incised mouth. Headdress consists of parallel corn rows positioned from front to back and parallel neck rings arranged horizontally across base of headdress in rear. In the back of the headdress, there is a knob-like form for each corn row. Below these terminals are two neck rings. The corn rows consist of three high ridges on the crown and eight lower ridges on either side of the crown. The mask has been coated with tar to darken it. Around the base are several small holes for fastening.
Condition: General condition good; however many small cracks in tar coating.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Bassa. Sande society mask (sowei), early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 16 1/2 x 9 x 10 in. (41.9 x 22.9 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Blake Robinson, 1998.80.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.80.2_transpc002.jpg)
IMAGE
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