Mask
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Summary
: T/SIER/178
: British Empire & Commonwealth
: Mask
: Helmet mask, carved wood,topped by a woman with two children, her skirt forms the helmet with a face carved under one child giving eye slits for the wearer. Three round handbag mirrors set into the skirt of the woman. The bottom has a row of holes for attaching a cloth or raffia to hide the wearer.
Current Location
: Commonwealth Institute Collection
: Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa: Mende
: Transferred from the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, 2012