VAI OR GOLA HELMET MASK, LIBERIA

Vai Sande Society Helmet mask from Liberia (Sierra Leone) with small head and wicker head piece; measures approximately 16" tall; please refer to photographs for condition..All sales are subject to Br

This Poro society mask was created by a Vai artist. Referred to as a bowu mask among the Vai or as a gbetu mask among the Gola, this style of helmet mask is distinguished from the Sande society masks

Sierra Leone Or Liberia, Polychromed Carved Wood, Rafia, And Metal Helmet Mask (Sowei/Bundu) H 15", W 10", D 10" | Possibly Made By The Mende, Sherebo, Bassa, Or Vai Peoples For Sande Society. Private

A carved wooden helmet style mask with elaborate carved details, stylized coiffure, raised scar designs and a well handled surface patina suggesting years of field use and wear as a ceremonial mask. T

A very old and well worn carved wooden helmet style mask used by the women of the Bundu society in initiation ceremonies. This mask measures 15 inches tall and shows extensive wear and weatherings, wo

Possibly a Mende Poro society (Bundu) helmet mask from Liberia (Sierre Leone).

Possibly a Mende Sande society (Bundu) helmet mask from Liberia (Sierre Leone). A representation of the guardian spirit of Sande. With dyed black palm fiber around the base. H 40. cm (15 3/4 in.)

A carved wooden helmet mask embellished with hand hammered aluminum strips accenting the classic coiffure on mask and tall central finial. This Poro society mask was created by a Vai artist. Referred

SANDE SOCIETY FEMALE HELMET MASK VAI PEOPLES SIERRA LEONE, Early-to-mid 20th Century. Patinated Sande Society female helmet mask from Sierra leone. The helmet as an elaborated carved coiffure in 3 pie

A Carved wooden helmet type mask worn by leaders of the all-female society during the initiation of young women into adulthood.The Bassa culture of Liberia would wear helmet masks which are carved wit

A Mende woman's helmet mask20th century; Sierra Leone/LiberiaThe type of helmet mask worn by women of the Sande society, the carved and burnished wooden mask with elaborately carved hair style and the

(lot of 2) Mende or Bundu Society, Liberia and Sierra Leone, helmet mask group, each with stylized coiffures, diminutive facial features and ribbed collars, well carved and with age and use, one with

Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large and skillfully carved wooden Bundu mask used during ceremonies associated with the Sande female societies

**Originally Listed At $750** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large wooden mask characterized by thin slit-form eyes, a huge forehead, a petite

**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A darkened wood mask with a small carved face, triangular-shaped chin, narrowed eyes

Mende Dance headdress for women's initiation (Bundu Society) Blackened wood measures 13.5" x 9" x 8" Conical helmet mask representing head of a woman with an elaborate hair arrangement and small wide

West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large and skillfully carved wooden Bundu mask with a lengthy collar of dark raffia. Used during ceremonies associated wit

Bundu helmet mask used in dances by the Sande Society, a women's society of the Mende people, Liberia and Sierra Leone, this classic example having a lovely coiffure and the typical rolls of fat depic

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. early to mid 20th C. CE. A large wooden mask characterized by thin slit eyes, a huge forehead, a petite nose, and

Early 20th c. Singer Mask (Ble Gla), We/ Ngere people, Ivory Coast/Liberia, soft leather shell with pendant flap mask, brass bells, horsehair, red felt, cowrie shells, leopard skin. 32" tall. Some wea

WOMEN'S MENDE HELMET MASK FROM SIERRA LEONE: The women's Sande society found in Liberia and Sierra Leone have a tradition of initiating girls into womanhood. On this occasion the leaders/mentors wear

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. early to mid 20th C. CE. A large carved wooden mask characterized by triangular eyes, a huge forehead, a miniscule nos

ANTIQUE AFRICAN HELMET MASK, WOOD AND CLOTH WITH COWRIE SHELLS, GUERE-WOBE/DAN, LIBERIA OR SIERRA LEONE, 11.8"H X 8"W, ON ACRYLIC STAND TOTAL HEIGHT 24"SKU812.12,

Mende Helmet Mask, elaborate coiffure, stained dark and highly polished, represents the most desirable aspects of feminine beauty, Liberia, 14 1/2" tall, 8 3/4" x 7 1/4". Age and use patina. Provenanc