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a close up of a metal mask on a black standa close up of a statue of a head with a bird on itan image of a statue of a woman with a hat on her headan image of a sculpture of a face with horns on itan image of a sculpture of a hand holding a fisha close up of a statue of a head with a bird on itan image of a sculpture of a rhino head
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40 - Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone
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Estimate €900 - €1,100
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Description
Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone A headdress topped by a central crest decorated at both the front and back with spheres and two horns (the tips having been broken off in the past); on the sides, two semi-circular decorations, the interiors of which are adorned with herringbone patterns. The forehead is incised with two lines of sunken scarification marks; large, closed eyelids; small, slightly parted mouth. Wood, black patina H. 39 cm – Diam. 22 cm A hole in the forehead due to age, cracks on the left side, including a crack (with indigenous repair) on the crest Support base Bibliography: ‘Sandé, a secret women’s society in Sierra Leone and Liberia’, Christiane Kauer and Claude Michalak, Gourcuff Gradenico, 2022, reproduced on pp. 126, fig. 6-32, A–B (bottom vignette), p. 171, Fig. 6–32
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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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