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statue of a man wearing a helmet with a bird on it ' s headan image of a sculpture of a head with a snake on it ' s backan image of a sculpture of a hand holding a bird ' s heada close up of a sculpture of a head on a standan image of a sculpture of a woman ' s head
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42 - Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone
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Estimate €800 - €1,200
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Description
Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone Ribbed, four-lobed headdress ending in hanging plaited strands and topped by a bun; broad forehead, slit eyes, scarified cheeks, mouth slightly ajar. Wood, with a thick black patina in places H. 33 cm – Diam. 22 cm A crack; minor losses due to wear; a plait on the front left of the face has been reattached (visible) Support base Bibliography: ‘Sandé, a secret women’s society in Sierra Leone and Liberia’, Christiane Kauer and Claude Michalak, Gourcuff Gradenico, 2022, reproduced on p. 120, fig. 6-25 (inset at the bottom) and p. 170, fig. 6-25
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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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