COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MIA_.72.69.1
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MIA_.72.69.1
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Mende
crn
Mende
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Sierra Leonean
crc
African; West African; Sierra Leonean
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
artist
crr
artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mende
crt
Mende
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Sande Society Mask
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Sande Society Mask
Title
false
View:
Front
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Front
View
false
Creation Date:
19th century
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19th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1800
ocs
1800
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1899
oce
1899
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
wood and raffia
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wood and raffia
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
H.13 x W.8 x D.8 in.
met
H.13 x W.8 x D.8 in.
Dimensions
false
Measurement Unit:
in
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in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
72.69.1
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72.69.1
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund
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The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Among the Mende people of Sierra Leone, young girls are initiated into adulthood by participating in the Sande society, a women's secret society that trains girls in the skills they need to live as productive women. The Sande masks reflect the ideal of feminine beauty, and embody the protective spirit, bondo. The neck rings on this mask are said to mimic those of a chrysalis, a butterfly's cocoon, and symbolize the metamorphosis of the young initiates into beautiful, powerful Mende women.
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<P>Among the Mende people of Sierra Leone, young girls are initiated into adulthood by participating in the Sande society, a women's secret society that trains girls in the skills they need to live as productive women. The Sande masks reflect the ideal of feminine beauty, and embody the protective spirit, bondo. The neck rings on this mask are said to mimic those of a chrysalis, a butterfly's cocoon, and symbolize the metamorphosis of the young initiates into beautiful, powerful Mende women. </P><P></P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.1435c.tif
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MIA_.1435c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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