"Sande" society helmet mask "ndoli jowel" · Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3039779
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Size
H: 42,5 cm
H: 16.7 inch
Description
wood, black patina, characteristic features: the face compressed on a rather small triangular area and the bulging neck rings, elaborate coiffure with crowning in openwork design, plant fibre cuff along lower rim, slightly dam. (small horns), minor missing parts by insect caused damage, traces of old age
The object “Sande” society helmet mask “ndoli jowel” with the object ID 3039779 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 113.
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