Janusfaced helmet mask "ndoli jowel" of the "sande" society

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Description

wood, cracks (partly spread with mass), base

The highest ranking officials of the “sande” are known als “sowei”, and the mask is known as “ndoli jowel” (literally “dancing sowei”).

It embodies the guardian spirit of the society and represents “sande” at all major public occasions.

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Comparing literature

Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 98

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