Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone - Lot 43

Lot n° 43
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Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone - Lot 43
Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone A headdress topped by a truncated pyramid surrounded by a row of beads; its lower section is decorated with ribbed leaf motifs and the same pyramidal patterns. The back is adorned with various geometric patterns. The figure has a very broad forehead tapering to a tiny face, with half-closed eyes. These proportions convey a sense of serene calm. Wood, thick matte black patina H. 33 cm - D. 22 cm Some visible damage due to age and use Support base Bibliography: “Sandé, a Secret Women’s Society in Sierra Leone and Liberia,” by Christiane Kauer and Claude Michalak, Gourcuff Gradenico, 2022, reproduced on p. 101 (full page), figs. 6–8, p. 102 (detail), fig. 6-8 B, and p. 168, fig. 6-8
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