Helmet mask "sowei" of the "bundu" society
Sierra Leone, Mende
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch
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