"Sande" society helmet mask "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, Mende
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Africa 5, Brussels, BelgiumHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1996)
Size
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch
Description
wood, matt dark brown patina, traces of black paint, fine carved facial features and plaited coiffure with two projecting lobes, typical neck rolls, drilled holes for attachment around lower rim, slightly dam., minor missing parts (left ear), scratches, abrasion of paint
Publications
AHDRC: 0139707