19 Jan 1950 Jahr - Bundu Mask

Beschreibung:

wood, cloth, and fiber
Sande society, Mende people
made by men WORN BY WOMEN FOR WOMEN
sande society is a secret society, girls were taken into the forest and taught how to be good wives/mothers
black shine=ideal that girls must mimic in their adult lives
mostly closed eyes, small mouth and ears (don't listen to or partake in gossip)
rolls of fat under chin suggest full figure and that she has enough fat to bear children as expected

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