English Explanatory Dictionary

sowei

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A guardian spirit of a Sande society of the Mende, who is represented by a special helmet-like mask.
  2. A woman who represents a sowei by wearing a sowei mask.

Word forms

sowei soweis
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