Antique African Mende "Sowei" Carved Wood Helmet Mask

DESCRIPTION: Antique African Mende carved lacquered wood sowei (helmet mask). Presenting rolls on the collared neck, thin features on the almond form face, cut braid design and tripartite fins at the

carved wood; Sierre Leone; Bundu society; Provenance: from the Estate of Dr. Norman Levine and the late Morelle Lasky Levine, Los Angeles; Condition: with wood loss; 7 inches wide; 8 inches deep; 13 3

Mende 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 Eas

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 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 the

20th century, carved wood, on stands. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 16 in. mask From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Raleigh, North Carolina A

Ca. last half 20thC. Good with some wood loss and age crack on the back, as shown. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface losses. Please view all pictur

African Mende, Sierra Leone, Biface Helmet Mask.Carved wood. It measures 18 inches high and 8 1/4 widest.

A fine and rare old African helmet mask from the Dogon people of Mali. Surmounted by an equestrian figure, partly lost. Also features carved standing female figures in high relief around the body. It

A large and very impressive hand-carved baobab wood Dan people helmet mask from the African Coast region, West Africa. The mask is decorated with chicken feathers and cowrie shells. Dan people is a Ma

An Mende "ndoli jowei" carved wood helmet maskEarly 20th century; Sierra Leone, West AfricaThe carved and burnished wooden mask with elaborately carved replication of the hairstyle worn by t

20th century, African, two carved circular helmet masks, one with a graduated headdress, the other with a two pronged headdress. Both on stands. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lo

Antique African Mossi Helmet Mask, Burkina Faso. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Peter-Michael Boyd Traditional African Art and Material Culture, Seattle; ex collection Drs. John & Nicole Dintenf

A Mende carved wood Bundu Sande society helmet mask. Sierra Leon, Mende, 20th century. 15"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

African Mende Bundu Sande Society Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone. Carved wood. Stand not included. Size: 13.5'' x 8'' x 9'' (34 x 20 x 23 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New Yor

African Mende Bundu Sande Society Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone. Carved wood and plant fiber. Stand not included. Size: 13'' x 8'' x 9'' (33 x 20 x 23 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Pur

African Mende Ceremonial Wood Tribal Female Helmet Mask. Carved from a single piece of wood, striking helmet mask has an elaborate hairstyle and ringed neck. Wonderful piece of ethnographic art to dis

**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

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

A 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,..

20th century, Sierra Leone, carved wood. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 18 in. From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Raleigh, North Carolina Add

TRIBAL: Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, 20th C., wood and metal, carved wood helmet mask with multiple hair lobes forming coiffure, metal strip along forehead, inlaid cheek scarification, unusual typ

TRIBAL: Mende Women's Society Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, 20th C., wood, carved helmet mask for the Sande women's society, with Janus faces, double horn finial on top in crescent moon form, dark brown-

A 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 14