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Mende Gongoli Mask, Sierra Leone box of cigars ornament The Snake manifested Buddha theMende Gongoli Mask, Sierra Leone "Standing two feet high, with ungainly jutting ears, puffed out cheeks, and grimacing teeth, this mask from the Mende people is not pretty. But prettiness was not the goal of the mask's carver. Rather, this mask, customarily worn with a costume of dead leaves and rags, intentionally challenges the standards of beauty in society. The jolting and awkward dance performed with the mask represents the ugliest and most