Beautiful helmet mask "ndoli jowei", Sierra Leone, Mende, Size: H: 41 cm (H: 16.1 inch), ID: 3047301

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Lot 113

95th Tribal Art Auction

Beautiful helmet mask "ndoli jowei" · Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3047301

sold EUR 3,500

Provenance

Edmondo Trombetta, Monza, Italy

Size

H: 41 cm

H: 16.1 inch

Description

wood, pigments,
These helmet masks are related to the education and circumcision
of young girls who are supervised by the “sande” or “bundu” society.

The mask embodies the protective spirit of the girls and represents “sande” at all important occasions, from funeral ceremonies of important members of the society to important visits or the investiture of chiefs.

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