Helmet mask "sowei" ("ndoli jowei" / "nòwo"), Sierra Leone, Mende, Size: H: 35 cm (H: 13.8 inch), ID: 3051621

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3051621

Helmet mask "sowei" ("ndoli jowei" / "nòwo") · Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3051621

Price EUR 1,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

Provenance

Austrian Private Collection, Salzburg
Kurt 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.

The object Helmet mask “sowei” (“ndoli jowei” / “nòwo”) with the object ID 3051621 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025, lot number 262 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,000 in Open sale.

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