MISSIONARY ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM

Bundu Costume

STATE OF PRESERVATION: Erosions and dehydration of the fibers. The fabric presents tears. Splitting of the wood mask with fissures and cracks. RESTORATION PROCESS INCLUDES: • Pesticide treatment • Consolidation of the wood • Dry-cleaning of the fibers • Re-hydration of the fibers • Integration of the missing parts where needed • Overall consolidation • Photographic documentation and summary Total cost € 15.000,00 contact our office for further information This wonderful Bundu mask belongs to the Mende population in Sierra Leone. In the whole world there are only a few existing examples of a complete costume and this highlights the value of our piece. The Bundu mask is used by the Sande female society. The older women wear this mask during a ritual of acceptance of the young girls in their community (initiation). The Bundu mask represents fertility

Index for this Department: Introduction Japanese Armor of Kon Kebiki Odoshi Gomai Dangaie-Do-Tosei-Gusoku Chinese Armor of a General of the Manciù Dinasty Peacocks Under a Cherry Tree Two Tapa Masks from Melanesia Ten Colored Xylographies Four Ceremonial Shields for Tambaran House Two Ritual Masks Tubuai and Duk-Duk Bundu Costume Two Vanatu Masks Tambaran Ten Funerary Poles Sacred Polynesian Reliquary Eskimo Kayak Two African Lirae Japanese Sword Wakizashi signed “Yasutsugu”

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