Helmet mask of "sande" society "ndoli jowel", Sierra Leone, Mende, Size: H: 42,5 cm (H: 16.7 inch), ID: 3041002

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Lot 124

84th Tribal Art Auction

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

sold EUR 1,200

Provenance

American Private Collection, Philadelphia

Size

H: 42,5 cm

H: 16.7 inch

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)

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