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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AFRICAN BAGA SNAKE, SIERRA LEONE, 19THCENTURYAfrican Baga Snake, Sierra Leone, 19th century, Carved and painted wood. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 84" x 6" x 5.5" (213 x 15 x 14 cm.)...
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19TH C. NOMOLI AFRICAN STONE FIGURESIERRA LEONENomoli stone figure, Sierra Leone, 19th century or earlier. This sculpture depicts a figure with well carved facial features and a hollowed cavity at the top of...
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TEMNE FETISH WITH MAGIC BUNDLE, EX-MUSEUM20th c., Sierra Leone, carved wood figure with remnant polychrome surface paint, accompanied with its wrapped and encrusted fetish power bundle, 15"h x 4.5"w (figure)...
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(5) WEST AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MASKS &FIGURES 20th c., incl. a Baule figural mask, a fertility carving, a polychrome decorated British police figure from Sierra Leone, an ancestral seated figure (probably Fang),...
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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 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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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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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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RARE CARVED ANGLO-INDIAN HARDWOOD ARMCHAIR,FOR THE 1911 DELHI DURBAR
DATE 1911 the arched back panel carved with ribbons and swags inscribed 'DELHI 1911' and 'GRI', with a silver mounted presentation plaque inscribed...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Male Figure carved standing on a mounded base his large head with distinct facial features bulging eyes broad nose and full closed lips height 8 3/4 in. Provenance:...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Head MahenYafe thick strong neck supporting an upturned life-sized head featuring deeply cut domed eyes a bulbous broad nose open lips revealing clenched filed teeth and C-shaped ears...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Figural Group carved as two seated female figures holding hands one figure cradling her breast the other figure grasping her buttock each with bulging eyes beneath arched...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Female Torso her large head with distinct facial features bulbous eyes and arched brows above a broad nose and protruding chin with closed lips raised on a torso with...
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A Group of Four African Carved WoodFigures Sierra Leone including a drummer height 14 in.; a male bust height 9 1/2 in.; a female bust height 9 1/2 in.; and a male "Chief" bust height 12 in. Provenance:...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Male Figure carved seated with arms extending around his protruding belly his large head with deeply cut eyes long broad nose and closed smiling lips beneath a domed...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Male Figure seated figure carved with upraised arms resting on his head wearing pouches criss-crossing over each shoulder the head with deep cut eyes a long broad nose...
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Two Sierra Leone Carved Wood Figureswith Detachable Masks each standing costumed figure with a large domed detachable helmet mask heights 16 1/2 in. and 14 in. Provenance: Acquired by William W. Hodges...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Head MahenYafe supported by a thin cylindrical neck the slightly upturned life-sized head with deeply cut domed eyes a broad curved nose full open lips revealing clenched filed teeth...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Figure the male figure carved standing on a mounded intrinsic base with a stylized snake winding around his waist backside and shoulders terminating on one side of his...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Head MahenYafe supported by a thick strong neck the upturned life-sized head with domed almond-shaped eyes a broad nose full closed lips C-shaped ears set with circular earrings beneath...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Figure the male figure carved squatting with his elbows resting on upturned knees his extended hands grasping two plaits of his long beard the face featuring bulbous...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Figure the male figure carved squatting on an intrinsic mounded base his elbows resting on upturned knees his extended forearms and hands grasping his beard the face...
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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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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Head andFigural Group the tall circular base comprised of nine figures supporting a life-sized upturned head featuring bulbous bulging eyes a broad nose with flared nostrils and full...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Bust theconical head carved with bulging eyes a curved broad nose and full open lips revealing clenched filed teeth supported on shoulders and a protruding chest height 11 1/2 in....
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Figural Group carved as a seated female with large breasts carrying a small child upon her back each with distinct facial features of bulging eyes beneath arched brows...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Figure carved as a female seated on a circular base with a large protruding belly and large sagging breasts grasping a foot in each extended arm her face with high round...
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Nomoli orPomdo Figure seated male figure carved with a long phallus extended to the circular base his upturned forearms supporting a large head with bulbous eyes arched brows small...
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An Antique Sierra Leone Carved StoneFigure 19th c. or earlier probably Sherbro finely carved male figure in a seated position with elbows resting on upturned knees the chin resting on upraised joined hands large...
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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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A Sowei Headdress Mende Tribe SierraLeone Carved wood headdress the only African mask known to be worn by women. It is worn by an elder. The rim of the wooden headdress rests on her shoulders and a black costume...
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