Bidspirit Auktion | A large African Bundu mask

A large African Bundu mask - A large African Bundu mask Sierra Leone - Mende people Carved wood with traces of old black patina. This type of mask, carved by men, can be worn only by high-ranking members of the wealthy female Bundu society during its important initiation rites where the dance master called Ndoli Jowei, embodies Sowei the tutelary deity of the female community. H cm 30