Helmet mask of "sande" society "ndoli jowel" ·  Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3041002

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, slanting see slits, accentuated by concentrical grooves, tattoos on forehead and cheeks, slightly dam., missing parts (around lower rim and on top of crowning projection), crack, rep. (rim)

The object Helmet mask of “sande” society “ndoli jowel” with the object ID 3041002 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 124 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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