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Mende and Vai
women of the
Sande society in
Sierra Leone don the
Sowei mask
during rites of p****age,
specifically initiation ceremonies for young...
- is a male that
trains the women. The
Mende see the
Zogbe (
Sowei) as a woman. The
Mende Sowei is not as
intimidating and
vicious like the Gola, B****a, Vai...
- chiefs, are
called sowo (sing.
sowei) and
represent the society's
guardian spirit. The
irreducible elements of
sowei are a
helmet form,
lustrous blackness...
- /
masks that some
practicing cultures called Sowei / sowo. The
masks themselves are not named, and
Sowei / sowo
refers to the
title of the ****ociation...
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Various Mende masks,
specifically Sowei Masks, were the
focus of a 2013
exhibition in the
British Museum,
exploring the
Sowei traditions.
Learning dance is...
- Foau
Kapitiauw Liki
Nopuk Keerom Regency Aywi
Janggu Taikat Yafi
Manem Sowei Dubu
Molof Usku
Emumu Sangke Waina Senggi Waris Biak
Numfor Regency Borapasi...
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practice FGM.
There is no
federal law
against FGM in
Sierra Leone; and the
Soweis –
those who do FGM
excision –
wield considerable political power during...
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Academy 5: Amal el Ma7lawy (Tunisia)- 3 wins. (Tie) - Star
Academy 6:
Yehia Soweis (Jordan)- 4 wins; More than any
contestant in Star
Academy history. - Star...
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anywhere from 200,000 to 600,000 Leones,
which converts to 62–185 dollars.
Soweis, the
leaders of the Bondo, tend to
raise the
price of the
initiation into...
-
Seattle Art
Museum in 2015 and the
Brooklyn Museum in 2016. She has
cited sowei helmet masks produced by the
Sande society in
Sierra Leone as inspiration...
