Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 22nd February 2023
Lot 122
A Mende helmet mask
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £500
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Description
A Mende helmet mask
Sierra Leone
the quadrilobed coiffure with a four legged vessel surmount with a slit top cover,
41cm high.
Provenance
Field collected by the present owners father's in the early 1940s whilst working in the Agricultural Office in Sierra Leone.