Object class: Masks (costume) / Culture or time period: Mende / Materials: Aluminum (metal) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-10112, described as helmet mask, anthropomorphic with sculpted features; dark-stained wood; elaborate hairstyle carved in parallel ridges; bands of aluminum with zigzag edges nailed along forehead and on top; incised scarification marks on forehead; Context of use: Sande Society mask; water deer horns on top -protection for fertility; scarification marks: 3 for women - Mende; cowrie on side; ram’s horn - medicine; Liberian star and Muslim