jul 1, 1867 - 175 Bundu mask
Description:
19th to 20th century CEWood, cloth and fiber
Sande Society, Mende peoples (West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia)
WOMEN wore the mask, for young women to go through initiation into the Sande secret society. → taught to be good wives and showed how to act.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 1, 1867
Now
~ 158 years ago