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Sztuka Afryki
Kurs: Sztuka Afryki > Rozdział 3
Lekcja 8: Sierra Leone- Lidded Saltcellar
- Kamienna głowa (mahe yafei), lud Qisi
- Bundu / Sowei Helmet Mask (Mende peoples)
- Helmet Mask (Mende or Sherbro peoples)
- Maska sowei: Duch Sierra Leone
- Bawełniany hamak, plemię Vai
- Ceremonial Ladle (Dan peoples)
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Bundu / Sowei Helmet Mask (Mende peoples)
Bundu or Sowei Helmet Mask (Ndoli Jowei), Mende, Nguabu Master (Moyamba district, Sierra Leone), late 19th-early 20th century, wood and pigment, 39.4 x 23.5 x 26 cm (Brooklyn Museum) Speakers: Dr. Peri Klemm and Dr. Steven Zucker
Sowei refers most specifically to medicine—the kind of medicine that female healers/herbalists utilize. Embodied in this idea of medicine is a spiritual force. The mask, when danced, is a visual expression of this spirit. The term also refers to the custodian of the medicine — a Sande official.
Sowei refers most specifically to medicine—the kind of medicine that female healers/herbalists utilize. Embodied in this idea of medicine is a spiritual force. The mask, when danced, is a visual expression of this spirit. The term also refers to the custodian of the medicine — a Sande official.
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