Helmet mask "sowei" · Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3038185
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Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
wood, slightly shiny black patina, metal earrings, star-shaped cheek tattoos, high vaulted coiffure, pierced around the rim, rep. (crack on the left side), small missing parts (coiffure), slight traces of abrasion
The object Helmet mask “sowei” with the object ID 3038185 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 109.
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