Sowei Helmet Mask | Exhibition Print prints Also present are two of

Also present are two of Ṣàngó’s other wives: Ọ̀ṣun

we present this print on premium holographic paper

the face is composed

central Côte d’Ivoire

Carved as a helmet to sit over the head

Sowei Helmet Mask | Exhibition Print prints Also present are two ofEdition: Limited to 10 Size: 29. 7cm x 42cm Paper: Somerset Velvet for Epson 255 gsm, 100% cotton rag From the Mende and neighbouring peoples of Sierra Leone and western Liberia. Sowei helmet masks belong to the all female Sande society and are worn in public ceremony by senior women. Carved as a helmet to sit over the head, the mask is performed with a full raffia costume that conceals the body; in masquerade, the dancer embodies Sowei, the spirit