Mende Helmet Mask (Bundu/Bondo), Sierra Leone

Carved Wooden Bundu (Bondo) Helmet Mask, Sande Society, Mende People, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Traditional crested form surmounted by a diminutive stepped pyramid amulet and compact, triangular face

Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone soweii Wood with burnished black shiny patina Height 19in (48.2cm) Provenance Mauricio and Emilia Lasansky Collection, Iowa City Jerry Solomon Collection, Los Angeles

Early 20th Century Mende Helmet dance Mask/ Sierra Leone, Measurement approximate: 20 H. (Inches). Material: Wood. Shipping cost: $55 Different rate to California, Hawaii and Alaska apply

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

African Carved Wood Assortment (5) items including (2) female New Guinea items; Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone, hand carved wood having incised patterns, smaller face and neck rolls; and (2) Senufo f

Africa, Mende Bundu Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, from the Sante society, Size 15 1/2 inches x 9 3/8 inches diameter. fat rolls on the neck above a heavily pierced rim support the triangular face with sm

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

Mende Bundu wood helmet mask, Sierra Leone, mid 20th C., associated with the Sande women's secret society. (LUCE8281)(LUCE8281) Measurements: 16.5 H Condition: Condition commensurate with age and use.

Africa, Mende Bundu Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, from the Sante society, Size 17 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches diameter. fat rolls on the neck above a heavily pierced rim support the triangular face with sm

African Art Mende Helmet Mask from Sierra Leone. The dimension is 10 inches high x 9.5 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $55.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US including hand

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 Mende Janus Helmet Mask, Sowei Society, Sierra Leone, with lustrous back surface, height: 17 1/4". Provenance: Irv Fischer Collection, Michigan

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

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

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

A very fine miniature Mende Helmet mask or shrine object from Sierra leone and the Mende peoples. A diminutive carved wooden mask with elaborate coiffure and sweet face. The mask measures 11.5 inches

African Art Mende Double Face Helmet Mask is from Sierra Leone. The dimension is 16 inches high x 11 inches wide. The packing and shipping cost with insurance for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping

A Bundu society helmet mask. Sierra Leone, Mende. c.20th century. Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

20th century, African, carved circular helmet mask with raffia skirt on stand. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) 16 in. not including raffia or stand Additional high-re

A 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, We

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

A 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 carv

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