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Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone — Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone
Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone

Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone

This helmet mask from the Mende people of Sierra Leone represents an important example of West African sculptural tradition. The mask likely served ceremonial or spiritual functions within Mende cultural practices.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

May 10, 2023

Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000

Lot 18

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Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone

This helmet mask from the Mende people of Sierra Leone represents an important example of West African sculptural tradition. The mask likely served ceremonial or spiritual functions within Mende cultural practices.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, Carved, African, Sierra Leone, Sculpture, Traditional, Spiritual, Tribal Art, Mask, Wooden