Helmet mask "sowei" of the "bundu" society ·  Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3032177

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, of typical form: cylindrical with a compressed diamond-shaped face and voluminous neck rolls, high vaulted coiffure with knob-shaped end piece, pierced around the rim, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion

The object Helmet mask “sowei” of the “bundu” society with the object ID 3032177 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 77 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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