Mask
| Native Name | Min Bondo Le |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 37-22-265 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Sherbro |
| Provenience: | Sierra Leone Sherbro Island Bonthe Yoni |
| Date Made: | 1900-1925 |
| Early Date: | 1900 |
| Late Date: | 1925 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Height: | 42 cm |
| Credit Line: | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
| Other Number: | 112 - Collector Number |
Description
Min Bondo Le. Wooden. The face is broad, hexagonal; the mouth repeats, at a very small distance the acute angle of the chin. The coiffure is crowned by a five-fold sagittal crest. Two "neck rings", interrupted by the lower part of the face: cf. 37-22-268.
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