TWO MENDE SOWEI MASKS Sierra Leone, Africa. Carved wooden helmet masks with highly stylized facial features, elaborate coiffure and neck rolls, all signs of prestige among the Tribe. Such masks are worn exclusively by the woman of the mende Tribes Sande society during initiation rituals. Tallest: 15 1/2"
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2010-02-13
comprising two Mende examples and another. Height of tallest 15 1/4 inches. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2016-03-24
Mende Sande Society helmet mask from Sierra Leone; measures approximately 17" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.The masks of the Sande society provide a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2016-06-25
Temne "Jolly" Mask, Sierra Leone, used in the Ode-lay society festivals, two polychrome wood masks on a cloth-wrapped wire foundation, (wood loss), ht. 29 x Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
Vai Sande Society Helmet mask from Liberia (Sierra Leone) with small head and wicker head piece; measures approximately 16" tall; please refer to photographs for Read more…
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2016-10-22
African Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Mende, with fat rolls at the neck, the compressed face has scarification marks and a single sight hole below the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-01-15
