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Mende Sowei Bundu Helmet Mask, Sande Society, Sierra Leone
Mende Sowei Bundu Helmet Mask, Sande Society, Sierra Leone

Mende Sowei Bundu Helmet Mask, Sande Society, Sierra Leone

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Carved from a single piece of hardwood, this Sowei helmet mask represents the Sande society's ritual use among the Mende people of Sierra Leone.

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20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

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Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa
Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa

Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Mende Bundu or Sowei mask of the Sande Society, Sierra Leone, Africa, early 20th century.

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Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

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Mende Helmut Mask
Mende Helmut Mask

Mende Helmut Mask

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H 21 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in

Mende Helmut Mask

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An early 20th century example. The masks of the Sande society were used exclusively in masquerade performances by the women of the tribe.

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Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa
Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa

Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Mende Bundu or Sowei mask of the Sande Society, Sierra Leone, Africa, early 20th century.

Category

Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Gola Helmet Mask, Liberia
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Located in New York, NY

The face and ringed neck of this mask are attributes commonly associated with Mende art, and consequently this type of mask is often erroneously identified as a woman's mask for the ...

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Rare Wooden African Helmet Mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe
Rare Wooden African Helmet Mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe

Rare Wooden African Helmet Mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe

Located in Sarasota, FL

A rare well carved wooden African helmet mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe living in Sierra Leone.

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Early 20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Art

Mende Helmet Mask from Sierra Leone
Mende Helmet Mask from Sierra Leone

Mende Helmet Mask from Sierra Leone

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H 13.75 in W 8 in D 8.75 in

Mende Helmet Mask from Sierra Leone

Located in Cambridge, MA

A Sande society helmet mask from the Mende people of Sierra Leone, ca. 1950.

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Vintage 1950s Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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