Sande society helmet mask "ndoli jowel" · Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3038908
sold
EUR 2,500
Size
H: 41 cm
H: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, black patina, characteristic form with neck rings and a compressed facial plane, beautiful detail: headband carved with conical-shaped bells, slightly dam., minor missing parts (nose, ears, headband), traces of insect caused damage (lower rim, inside), cracks
The object Sande society helmet mask “ndoli jowel” with the object ID 3038908 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 220 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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