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a close up of a metal mask on a stand on a tablean image of a metal head with a bird on top of itsculpture of a helmet on a stand with a clock on top of itan image of a black vase with a bird on itan image of a silver vase with a bird on top of itan image of a sculpture of a head on a wooden stand
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38 - Mende mask, Sierra Leone
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Estimate €1,800 - €2,200
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Description
Mende mask, Sierra Leone Conical in shape. The headdress is adorned with four curved horns in relief, separated by hatched incisions; on either side of the headdress are two beautiful and imposing flower-shaped rosettes in high relief; a small, heart-shaped face, with scarification on the forehead and cheeks, a small, compact mouth, the whole set off by linear incisions. Heavy wood, black patina H. 37 cm – Diam. 24 cm Supporting plinth Bibliography: ‘Sandé, a secret women’s society in Sierra Leone and Liberia’, Christiane Kauer and Claude Michalak, Gourcuff Gradenico, 2022, pp. 128–129 (full-page fig. 6-34), p. 171 (fig. 6-34).
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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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