Fine African Art Mende Helmet Bundu Mask from SIERRA LEONE

  

THE SANDE SOCIETY MASK or SOWO WUI is WORN by MENDE WOMEN OF SIERRA LEONE. And has THE DISTINCTION OF BEING ONE OF THE FEW RITUAL MASK WORN by AFRICAN WOMEN. THE SOCIETY IS A FELLOWSHIP OF WOMEN WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARRING YOUNG MENDE GIRLS FOR ADULTHOOD. THE DARK MASK EXALTS THE FAR - FAMED BEAUTY OF MENDE WOMEN.

THE MASK IS HALLOWED AND PIERCED AROUND RIM FOR ATTACHMENTS. DELICATELY CARVED FACE WITH LARGE FOREHEAD AND WEARING AN ELOBORATE COFFURE. THERE IS AN IDENTICAL FACE ON EACH SIDE. IT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 23" HIGH AND 9.25" ACROSS.

THERE ARE RUBS FROM USE AND AGE AND CHIPS PLEASE LOOK CLOSELY AT PHOTOGRAPHS. THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. THIS MASK CAME FROM THE ESTATE OF A LAS VEGAS, NEVADA COLLECTOR. PERSONALY I THINK IT WAS HIS BEST PIECE. The item "Fine African Art Mende Helmet Bundu Mask from SIERRA LEONE" is in sale since Monday, August 19, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\African\Other African Antiques". The seller is "toomoonranch" and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Tribe: Mende
• Maker: UNKNOWN
• Material: Wood
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: Dark Wood Tone