This mask was worn by women who oversaw the initiation of girls into adulthood. If your society wore masks to usher girls into adulthood, what would they look like?

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This mask was worn by women who oversaw the initiation of girls into adulthood. If your society wore masks to usher girls into adulthood, what would they look like?

Helmet Mask (Sowei)

Africa & Pacific Islands: Owsley Ethnographic Gallery»

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