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37 - Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone
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Estimate €600 - €900
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Description
Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone The headdress is formed of four separate plaited sections featuring linear and triangular motifs, topped by a bun; a broad forehead surmounts a small face with half-closed eyes, the corners of the eyes and cheeks adorned with cruciform scarifications; two openings on either side of the headdress. Wood, black patina H. 35 cm – Diam. 21 cm Supporting plinth Bibliography: ‘Sandé, a secret women’s society in Sierra Leone and Liberia’, Christiane Kauer and Claude Michalak, Gourcuff Gradenico, 2022, reproduced full-page on pp. 96–97 and on p. 167, fig. 6-5.
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About the sale PRIMITIVE ARTS AND ASIAN ARTS
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 2:30 PM
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