Mask

Object/Artifact

-

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Mask

Entry/Object ID

2006.13.07

Description

Mende Bundu Helmet Mask

Acquisition

Accession

2006.13

Source or Donor

Thomas D. Slater

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas D. Slater

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1950

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Sierra Leone

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Mende

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mask, Ritual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

30 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Plant Fiber, Metal, Glass

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

"Mende people of Sierra Leone. It is not clear what the highly stylized disk-shaped form that surmounts the hair crest represents. It is reminiscent of parasols found on other masks. The coiffure is especially elaborate and the black raffia very thick."