Helmet mask "sowei" ("ndoli jowei" / "nòwo")
Sierra Leone, Mende
Price
EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Austrian Private Collection, SalzburgKurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria (1993)
Size
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood,
An unusual and original version of a “sowei” mask, carved with a kind of colonial helmet.