Helmet mask "ndoli jowel" of the "sande" society · Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3045611
sold
EUR 2,000
Size
H: 34,5 cm
H: 13.6 inch
Description
wood, base
In subsaharian Africa only men are normally permitted on ritual occasions to wear wooden masks. These black helmet masks, however, are worn exclusively by women belonging to the “sande” women’s society.
The object Helmet mask “ndoli jowel” of the “sande” society with the object ID 3045611 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 115 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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