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39 - Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone
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Estimate €700 - €1,000
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Description
Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone Headdress comprising four buns ending in plaits that join together; the base of the headdress is encircled by a wide headband, decorated with herringbone-patterned engravings; the face has a broad forehead, slit eyes, scarification on the cheek and a small mouth. Wood, black patina H. 34 cm – Diam. 23 cm Cracks on the side and at the back; former losses on the headdress Support base Bibliography: ‘Sandé, a secret women’s society in Sierra Leone and Liberia’, Christiane Kauer and Claude Michalak, Gourcuff Gradenico, 2022, p. 95, figure 6-3c (detail of the headdress) and p. 167, figure 6-4.
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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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