AFRICAN SIERRA LEON MENDE SOCIETY FEMALEMASKAfrican Sierra Leon Mende Sande society female mask, died black wood helmet, of hollowed ovoid form, having an elaborate coiffure, comprised of rounded and pointed elements,...
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A MENDE PEOPLE, SIERRA LEONE CARVEDHELMET MASK.CARVED WITH ELABORATE HAIRSTYLE SURMOUNTED WITH A BIRD. TYPICAL FULL FOREHEAD WITH SMALL FACIAL FEATURES AND SCARIFICATION MARKS UNDER THE EYES. THREADING HOLES...
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TWO CONGOLESE MENDE WOMENS HELMET MASKSTwo Congolese Mende womens helmet masks, largest: 18"h...
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Mende artist. Sowei helmet mask. 20thcentury, wood, black pigment. 23 h × 8½ w × 9¼ d in. estimate: $1,000–1,500....
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MENDE SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASKMendeSande Society helmet mask from Sierra Leone; measures approximately 17" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.
The masks of the Sande society provide a unique example...
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VAI SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASKVai SandeSociety Helmet mask from Liberia (Sierra Leone) with small head and wicker head piece; measures approximately 16" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.
The masks...
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SOWEI HELMET MASKTHIS SOWEI HELMET MASKAPPEARS TO BE MID 19TH CENTURY, BUT OUR EXPERTISE IN THIS FIELD IS LACKING, IT COULD BE EARLIER, BUT WE DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS LATER, YOU EXPERTS BE YOUR OWN JUDGE AND FEEL...
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WOMEN'S MENDE HELMET MASK FROM SIERRALEONE: The women's Sande society found in Liberia and Sierra Leone have a tradition of initiating girls into womanhood. On this occasion the leaders/mentors wear a wooden...
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AFRICAN SANDE SOCIETY CARVED WOOD HELMETMASK West African, 20th century. Mende Bundu / Sande society carved wood helmet mask. Possibly from Sierra Leone or Guinea. Unmarked. Approx. h. 13.75"....
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AFRICAN MENDE BUNDU CARVED WOOD HELMETMASKAfrican tribal carved wood helmet mask (Bundu), Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa, high-domed coiffure, small face with delicate features, triangular-shaped chin,...
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AFRICAN MENDE WOMAN'S FULL HELMET WOODMASKAfrican carved wood full helmet mask, Mende people, Sierra Leone, worn exclusively by women, particularly by women of the Sande Society, devoted to initiate women coming...
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A Group of Three Helmet Masks from Tribesof West Africa
20TH CENTURY
including a Helmet Mask from the Mende people of Sierra Leone, and a Gelede Mask and an Egungun Mask from the Yoruba people.
Height of tallest...
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A MENDE WOMAN'S HELMET MASKA Mende woman'shelmet mask, 20th century; Sierra Leone/Liberia The type of helmet mask worn by women of the Sande society, the carved and burnished wooden mask with elaborately carved...
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SIERRA LEONE MENDE PEOPLE CARVED ANDINCISED WOOD HELMET MASK INCISED WOOD HELMET MASK, facial features surmounted by a stylized coiffure, h: 17 x dia: 9 in....
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MENDE "SOWEI" WOOD HELMET MASKcarvedwood; Sierre Leone; Bundu society; Provenance: from the Estate of Dr. Norman Levine and the late Morelle Lasky Levine, Los Angeles; Condition: with wood loss; 7 inches wide;...
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TWO DECORATIVE AFRICAN WOOD CARVINGSComprising a Mambila figure of a standing man and a Mende sande society helmet mask....
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TRIBAL: MENDE HELMET MASK, SIERRA LEONE,20TH C., WOOD AND METAL, CARVED WOOD HELMET MASK WITH MULTIPLE HAIR LOBES FORMING COIFFURE,...TRIBAL: Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, 20th C., wood and metal, carved wood...
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THREE AFRICAN TRIBAL WOOD MASKS: 17.5"HHELMET MA helmet mask (Bundu), Mende peoples, Sierra Leone; 18" Bamum head mask, Mamum ethnic group of Cameroon; 13" face mask on wood stand, Chokwe ethic group of the DRC....
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MENDE HELMET MASK WITH RAFFIA DECORATION,SIERRA LEONE SIERRA LEONE, Sande society, carved wood, h: 14 in....
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MENDE HELMET MASK, SIERRA LEONEMENDEHELMET MASK, SIERRA LEONE, Sande society, carved wood, h: 17 in....
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AFRICAN INITIATION HELMET MASK, MENDE,CIRCA 1900 Mende Peoples, Panguma, Sierra Leone, Pore Hale Society, carved wood with seeds pressed into tar for hair (seeds mostly gone), scarification, off fringe beard,...
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AFRICAN MENDE BUNDU / SOWEI WOOD HELMETMASK African Bundu / Sowei helmet mask, likely Mende people of Sierra Leone, possibly 20th century, hand-carved wood with stacked human images of male and female figures....
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MENDE PEOPLES, 'SOWEI' HELMET MASK 20thc., Sierra Leone, dark patina wood, conical mask carved as a female head, stacked ball coiffure over broad forehead and diminutive facial features, on custom black metal stand,...
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MENDE PEOPLES, 'SOWEI' HELMET MASK 20thc., Sierra Leone, dark patina wood, carved as a female head, the coiffure surmounted by a small turtle, 15"h x 8.5"dia...
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Early 20th century African carved woodMende helmet with intricate designs and custom stand; overall good condition, some splitting and cracks to wood; not including stand H 9 3/4" x D 9" (approx.)Provenance: Dr....
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A Sierra Leone Mende Carved Wood HelmetMask hollow domed form the delicate facial features with slit eyes supported on a three-ringed neck and surmounted by a three-lobed crested coiffure terminating in the center...
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Good Mende Peoples Sande AssociationHelmet Mask, Sierra Leone/Liberia, the wood head with tall elaborately carved hairdo, tall forehead and constricted facial features, the neck with rolls of fat and carved...
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