We were commissioned to make the audio visual element of the British Museum exhibition 'Sowei mask: Spirit of Sierra Leone'. Interview regarding PCPA. Unmasking Africa's Hidden Societies. The Poro & Sande Story
TAIMA BONDO SOCIETY. The Sande secret society of the Mande-speaking peoples is an important example, because its religious vision and political power extend across Liberia, Sierra Cultural societies like Sande (for women) and Poro (for men) It is the first time to have a member of Sande society to be vocal
The Sande Society is a cultural organization of the Mende tribe in Sierra Leone #duet #hadzabe #duo The Powerful Sande Society: African Women as Protectors and Guardians of Culture Poro Secret Society: Amistad Revolt!
'Public parade' or 'coming out' of the INITIATES of the BONDO SOCIETY - the girls enter adulthood Bondo -- African Women's Secrete Society. A controversial tradition practiced by some African cultures since the beginning of time Deep in the forests of West Africa, two powerful secret societies have shaped culture, politics, and spirituality for centuries: the
Sande Society Dance at Tuiyor, Sierra Leone GOLA DANCE LIBERIA 2025 (Sande society dance Bomi County)
Step into the hidden world of the Sande Society, one of West Africa's most powerful and mysterious women's institutions. Found in Sande/Bondo Society Graduation - Teh Town, Bomi County Sande | African secret society | Britannica
UNDP Mary was the third most powerful traditional woman in the Sande Society, which is a traditional school that initiates young girls and women into adulthood. Bondo/Sande Secret Woman's Society Sande
Bomi County Gola Female Masked Dancer called Zōgbé danced by the Zō of the Sandé Society. Discover the untold story of the Sande Society, one of Africa's most secretive and powerful female orders. For centuries, the Sande Uncover the mysterious world of Sierra Leone's secret societies, including the infamous Poro and Bondo societies, and explore
With George Kpator & Jacien Carr. The initiates, painted with white clay, parade through the streets to show they have entered adulthood. They are part of society
Zogbe dance in Boikai town in Suehn-Mecca District, in Gbor Clan, Bomi County, Liberia. GOLA ZOGBE MASKED DANCERS FROM BE'SAO (Liberian)
Who dances it Uniquely in Africa, this is a major masquerade performed by senior women of the society—the ndoli jowei Sande, also known as zadεgi, bundu, bundo and bondo, is a women's initiation society in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast. Sowei mask: Spirit of Sierra Leone
The girls enter adulthood - 'Coming out' of the INITIATES of the BONDO SOCIETY - feel the atmoshpere BUNDU: Sowei Headpieces of the Sande Society of West Africa from the Imperato Family Collection
shorts. Liberian Gola Zogbe Masked Dancer: Sande Society Mask Dance in Bomi County Sande society mask (sowei) · Brooklyn Museum
Mende #Gola #Sherbro #Temne #Amistad #Gbandi #Kono #GullahGeechee. Liberian Culture: Sande Ziawa (Sande Society Graduation Dance) Sierra Leone girl society known as Bondo Mende
Naming the Sowei mask Unique to the region around Sierra Leone, sowei masks are worn by senior members of the all-female A powerful Sande Society traditional leader turns anti-FGM Liberian Helmet Masks of the Sande and Poro Societies from the
Journey into the heart of Sierra Leone with the Mende tribe, known for their powerful storytelling, sacred masks, and matrilineal Margaret Sankoh, shares heartbreaking, story of Bondo ,society. Another Girl Dies Because of FGM in Sierra Leone
" Sande Society Helmet Masquerade Mask, Mende Culture, Sierra Leone. Carved wood with raffia Untitled Gola Sande Society Dancers in Beh Sao, Bomi County
TAIMA BONDO SOCIETY(3) Talking to the Sowei women in Sierra Leone - Commit and Act One Tradition in Sierra Leone
Brother Kofi Piesie presenting information on Women Secret Society in Sierra Leone , Liberia.. Step into Sierra Leone's Bondo Society, where girls' initiation ceremonies blend music, dance, and community in stunning natural The ceremonies of the Sande society are the only occasions in Africa in which women customarily wear wooden masks. Masks like this one represent the society's
Sande society - Wikipedia This group of women wants to stop their 'profession' of circumcise young girls in Sierra Leone, but they cannot. They need help to
Bundu or Sowei Helmet Mask (Ndoli Jowei), Mende, Nguabu Master (Moyamba district, Sierra Leone), late 19th-early 20th Associate Curator of Education Joshua Siefken discusses a Sande mask from Sierra Leone in the Stanley Museum of Art's The Ancient Female Order That Defied Empires: The Sande Society Revealed
Sande Masks Sewei Mask Liberian mother calls for end to forced initiations and secret harmful
Inside the Mende Tribe: Secrets of Sierra Leone's Storytellers! #TribalWorld #shorts Sande Society Helmet Mask (ndoli jowel). late 19th century. Login to add to your collection. Category. African Art. Culture. Sherbro Peoples or Mende Peoples. The Bondo Society is the only secret society led and run by women in Sierra Leone. During our time in the country, we had the
Sande Society Mask (sowei) | 16943 |Chazen Museum of Art Gola Sande Society Dance from Dimeh, Bomi County, Liberia. Traditional Sande Society Dance, Liberia
Inside the Secret Society of the Sande Women | Untold Traditions of West Africa Sande Society Helmet Mask (ndoli jowel) - New Orleans Museum of
Gola people, Teh Town, Bomi County. The Sande society is the only known female group in Africa where the women wear masks. With finely carved, delicate features and elaborate hairstyles, Sande
The masks of the Sande society provide a unique example of masquerade performed and controlled by women in sub-Saharan The BONDO DEVIL of the Mende tribe, traditional dance - African tradition in Sierra Leone
The Bondo Devil Bundu / Sowei Helmet Mask (Mende peoples) Sierra Leone – Bundo Female Masks
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Dodo Kotuma Bondo Society Ceremony 2013 Traditional Sande Society graduation/Birth giving song of the Bassa People of Liberia.
175 Bundu Mask In most parts of Africa, masks are traditionally from a male prerogative, however among the Mende people and neighboring
This is a short clip of how the Sande Ziawa dance used to look before the influence of western ideologies and religions. This is for In Sierra Leone, the **Bondo society** (also known as Sande or Bundu) is a traditional women's initiation institution found among The Secret Societies of Sierra Leone
Mask of the Sande Society | The New York Public Library Masks like this are commissioned for the Sande, a powerful society composed of women of the Mende people of Sierra Leone. In this patriarchal culture, The Secret Societies Of Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
African secret societies: BONDO soc. - girls initiation, the painted girls procession (Sierra Leone) West Africa - Sierra Leone Mende Masks of the Sande Becoming Kind and Strong Sande is a women's association that instills and safeguards female identity. Its leaders danced in sowei primarily during girls' initiations.
West Africa - Sierra Leone Mende Masks of the Sande Becoming Kind and Strong is a richly told African folktale that brings oral Sowei mask: spirit of Sierra Leone
This is a beautiful dance that tells the story of a jealous husband and his young wife. The husband kills his wife, but is immediately Zogbe/Zogbenya (plural) Liberian masked dancers of the Gola Ethnic Group. Sacred Masks of the Sande Society of Liberia and
Bondo dance Look for the girls in white In Sierra Leone, the **Bondo society** (also known as Sande or Bundu) is a traditional Gola Sandé Society Zōgbé Dances in Boikai Town, Suehn-Mecca, Bomi, Liberia
Liberia Bassa traditional Sande Society Graduation song The dance is very old and sacred. It is done when the girls are washed and cleansed from the Bondo (Sande HQ) in the Guma. Margaret Sankoh shares heartbreaking story of Bondo society
This exhibition presents sixty sculptures that display the wonderful stylistic diversity of these masks among the Bassa, Gola, Liberian Gola/Gullah Cultural Dance: Sande Ziawa Dance Do you know about the male and female secret societies in Sierra Leone, especially among the Temnes? #culture #africa