Helmet mask "ndoli jowei" of the "sande" (or "bundu") society · Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3046436
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Eric Grate (1896-1983), Stockholm, Sweden
Swedish Private Collection
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 122
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Grate was a Swedish sculptor, painter and graphics artist.
Size
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch
Description
wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, nails, missing parts, rep.
The object Helmet mask “ndoli jowei” of the “sande” (or “bundu”) society with the object ID 3046436 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 16 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0136192