Dance mask - Mende - Sierra Leone

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Selected by Dimitri André

Helmer mask worn dy the all Temale bunau society, carvea with finely modeled coiffure with four lobes surmounted by two lobe sections on top with abstracted tufts of hair conjoined in v-form atop. Crescent braids hang on sides over engraved geometric patterns, beaded hairline, layered rich patterns on back. Her face bears idealized high smooth roreneac. narrow eves Inser and amoct hcden. croc scarification on cheeks, and thick bulges around neck. some loss ar rim. veer prown-olack Dauna wun eartnen deposits on coiffure. Provenance: Estate of Dr. Walter Wallace, Princeton, NJ.

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Dance mask - Mende - Sierra Leone

Helmer mask worn dy the all Temale bunau society, carvea with finely modeled coiffure with four lobes surmounted by two lobe sections on top with abstracted tufts of hair conjoined in v-form atop. Crescent braids hang on sides over engraved geometric patterns, beaded hairline, layered rich patterns on back. Her face bears idealized high smooth
roreneac. narrow eves Inser and amoct hcden. croc
scarification on cheeks, and thick bulges around neck.
some loss ar rim. veer prown-olack Dauna wun eartnen deposits on coiffure.

Provenance:
Estate of Dr. Walter Wallace, Princeton, NJ.

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Selected by Dimitri André

Estimate € 3,800 - € 4,200

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