Sold2019A Very Fine Mende Sowei Female Initiation MaskA lovely carved wooden helmet mask with exquisite facial features , elaborate coiffure and avian & serpent figures as the top finial. The mask was carved from a single piece of wood and is perhaps theSee Sold Price
Sold2019A MENDE SOWEI FEMALE INITIATION MASK, AFRICAN ARTA original carved wooden helmet style mask from the Mende peoples of Sierra leone, West Africa. This is a wonderful old field used example of the only matriarchal masking tradition in all of Africa,..See Sold Price
Sold2019A Mende Sowei Female Initiation MaskA carved wooden Bundu or Sowei Mask for the Sande Female society initiation dances of the Mende peoples. Carved wood with stylized face and form, adorned with long raffia grass to cover the dancer.SieSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Old Bundu Sowei Mask for Female InitiationA carved wooden helmet mask with stylized diminutive face and elaborate coiffure, obvious signs of handling and wear. This type of mask is associated with girls' initiation ceremonies by the Sande, whSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mende Bundu Sande Society Initiation MaskA Fine Bundu Female initiation mask from the Mende peoples and the Sande Society, Sierra leone, West Africa.Carved wood, measures 16.5 inches tall x 9 inches wide.A metal display stand can be includedSee Sold Price
Sold2017A Fine Mende Sowei Mask of the Sande SocietyThis is an elegant and fine carved wooden mask from the Mende peoples of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Such masks are carved by members of the Sande Society for use during a young woman's initiation cereSee Sold Price
Sold2020Ancient Mende Bundu Female Initiation mask Ex N PoolosA truly Ancient and eroded carved wooden "Bundu" mask from the Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa ( likely 19th Century.) The mask measures 12 x 8 inches. A durable display stand can be includedSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Mende Bundu Female Initiation mask, African ArtA Finely carved wooden helmet mask with elaborate coiffure and stylized facial features. Such masks were worn exclusively by the women of the Sande society during initiation ceremonies. Mende peoples,See Sold Price
Sold2019A MENDE BUNDU SOCIETY FEMALE INITIATION MASKA finely carved helmet style mask from the Mende peoples of Sierra leone, West Africa. This is a lovely example featuring diminutive face, tall finial, elaborate coiffure and the traditional "neck rolSee Sold Price
Sold2019Mende Sowei Helmet Mask of the Bundu SocietyA Lovely carved wooden helmet style mask with traditional carved coiffure, diminutive face and neck rolls. Mende peoples, Budu society initiation mask, Sierra Leone, West Africa. The mask Measures 14See Sold Price
Sold2023Sande Society "Soweii" Antique Female Mende Helmut MaskSierra Leone. Female initiation mask, height 14 inches.See Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Old Mende Bundu mask Ex Alfred Schienberg 1971A carved wooden helmet mask with elegant female face and stylized form and features. The Bundu masks are danced by female initiates into the Sande society. Mende peoples, Sierra leone, West Africa. ThSee Sold Price
Sold2023Mende Peoples, 'Sowei' helmet maskMende Peoples, 'Sowei' helmet mask, 20th c., Sierra Leone, dark patina wood, carved as a female head, the coiffure surmounted by a small turtle, 15"h x 8.5"dia Provenance: A Private Collection: 30 EasSee Sold Price
2023EARLY 20TH C MENDE, SIERRE LEONE SOWEI MASKThis mask is worn over the head of a female elder who dances for the Sande women's society. The mask displays and celebrates Mende ideals of female beauty and virtue: elaborately braided hair (cosmetiSee Sold Price
Sold2018MENDE SANDE SOCIETY SOWEI HELMET MASKTall carved wooden helmet style mask worn exclusively by the women of the Sande society during initiation ceremonies. Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa. The mask measures 24 x 9 inches. A metalSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Mende Helmet MaskA Carved wooden helmet type mask worn by leaders of the all-female society during the initiation of young women into adulthood. The Mende culture of Sierra Leone would wear helmet masks which are carvSee Sold Price
Sold2016Bundu or Sowei mask for women's Sande society, MendeBundu or Sowei mask for women's Sande society, Mende people, Sierra Leone and Liberia, West Africa, danced with by women in a matriarchal society, depicting the idealization of female beauty, includinSee Sold Price
Sold2016Bundu or Sowei mask for women’s Sande society, MendeBundu or Sowei mask for women’s Sande society, Mende people, Sierra Leone and Liberia, West Africa, danced with by women in a matriarchal society, depicting the idealization of female beauty, includSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Mende Mask Ex Miller CollectionA Carved wooden Bundu helmet mask with attached fiber regalia, well handled surface and signs of field use. Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa. The mask itself measures 18 x 10 inches. A metal dSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Mende Female Effigy , African Tribal ArtA finely carved wooden female effigy with a stylized face and form, incised tribal scar designs and a wonderful well handled glossy surface patina. Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa. The figureSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Mende Female sculpture, African ArtA finely carved female effigy with detailed coiffure, raised facial scars, ringed neck and shown with hands to the body above the small skirt. The figure measures 20 inches tall. Mende peoples, SierraSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Fine Mende Helmet mask Ex Fearing CollectionA finely carved wooden helmet mask with classic facial features and a well handled and polished smooth surface suggesting ceremonial use over many years. Mende peoples, Bundu society, Sierra leone, WeSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Very Fine Yaka Initiation Mask, African ArtA beautiful carved wood and textile mask with painted designs and overall elaborate style. The mask has a large and full raffia grass coiffure and measures 24 x 20 inches ( approximately ) Yaka peopleSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Makonde Female Lipico Initiation mask Ex Warkow Coll.A finely carved wooden helmet mask with reddish mineral pigment accent and a small section of human hair. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. The mask measures 11 x 6 inches. A durable metal displaySee Sold Price
Jun 29HAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtA Mende Mask, "soweï"CHFÂ 40(2 bids)
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