Helmet mask "ndoli jowel" of the "sande" society · Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3046001
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Roger Bourahimou, Brussels, Belgium (2017)Size
H: 45,5 cm
H: 17.9 inch
Description
wood, rep., base
The highest ranking officials of the “sande” are known als “sowei”, and the mask is known as “ndoli jowel” (literally “dancing sowei”).
It embodies the guardian spirit of the society and represents “sande” at all major public occasions.
The object Helmet mask “ndoli jowel” of the “sande” society with the object ID 3046001 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 90 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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