A Mende Wood Helmet Mask
Sierra Leone
With tripartite lobed coiffure surmounted by a miniature drum, the sides of the coiffure hatched, the face carved with full brow, downcast slit eyes and small pointed chin, 38cm.
With tripartite lobed coiffure surmounted by a miniature drum, the sides of the coiffure hatched, the face carved with full brow, downcast slit eyes and small pointed chin, 38cm.
Sold for
£199
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Professor Michael Pennie Collection
Published:
M. Pennie, African Assortment, 1991, Bath, p.112
Category: Ethnographic Art / Tribal
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