"Sande" society helmet mask "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, Mende
not available anymore
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