Sande Society Mask (Ndoli Jowi/Nòwo) | Yale University Art Gallery

late 19th to mid-20th century

Medium: Wood
Dimensions: 16 1/16 × 8 11/16 × 10 7/16 in. (40.75 × 22 × 26.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Charles D. Miller III, B.A. 1974
Accession Number: 2008.200.1
Geography: Sierra Leone, or Liberia
Culture: Mende
Period: 19th–20th century
Classification: Masks
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Provenance

Gift of Charles D. Miller III to Yale University Art Gallery in 2008

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Additional information

Object/Work type

ceremonial objects, masks (costume)

women

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