BUNDU: Sowei Headpieces of the Sande Society of West Africa

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BUNDU: Sowei Headpieces of the Sande Society of West Africa, 2012
Pascal James Imperato, Gavin H.; Imperato
ISBN: 978-1936658107; Language: English; Paperback: 178 pages
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The publication accompanied the exhibition with the same title and featured the Sowei helmet masks, which are diverse in form and are worn by female masqueraders draped in black raffia who embody the society’s spirit and serve as intermediaries with the ancestors.