Beautiful old helmet mask "sowei" ("ndoli jowei" / "nòwo") · Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3051727
sold
EUR 1,300
Provenance
Louis Pieter Cornelis van Rijn (1910-1997), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (ca. 1970)Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 39,7 cm
H: 15.6 inch
Description
wood, black patina,
An original variant with a hat, lavish neck rings, an elaborate hairstyle with twisted strands and unusual facial scarification.
The object Beautiful old helmet mask “sowei” (“ndoli jowei” / “nòwo”) with the object ID 3051727 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025. The object with the lot number 238 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0113334