Description
61. Helmet mask from the Sandé female society. It presents the face of a young girl with a gentle expression, a three-lobed headdress, a rectangular amulet at the back and geometric and dotted motifs drawn with care and mastery. Hardwood, old brown patina, internal use marks. internal use marks. Mende, Sierra Leone, early 20th century. 37 x 21 cm. Provenance : Sale of Riqclès, Drouot Montaigne, Paris in May 1998. N°275 of the catalog.
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61. Helmet mask from the Sandé female society. It presents the face of a young girl with a gentle expression, a three-lobed headdress, a rectangular amulet at the back and geometric and dotted motifs drawn with care and mastery. Hardwood, old brown patina, internal use marks. internal use marks. Mende, Sierra Leone, early 20th century. 37 x 21 cm. Provenance : Sale of Riqclès, Drouot Montaigne, Paris in May 1998. N°275 of the catalog.