Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone - Lot 44

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Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone - Lot 44
Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone An original, relief-carved headdress with a geometric, tiered design that may represent a floral arrangement. Half-closed eyelids, a slender nose, and a small mouth; the lighter-colored face highlights the mask’s beauty. Heavy wood, thick black and brown patina H. 36 cm - Diam. 22 cm Supporting base Bibliography: “Sandé, a Secret Women’s Society in Sierra Leone and Liberia,” Christiane Kauer and Claude Michalak, Gourcuff Gradenico, 2022, reproduced on p. 102, figs. 6–9 (thumbnail at bottom left) and p. 168, figs. 6–9
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