MENDE PORO SOCIETY GBETU HELMET

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

A Tall carved wooden helmet with elaborate coiffure as well as a tall post finial with ribbed neck and ancestor face atop with carved eyes accented with stone or mineral pigment. The mask has an unden

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

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

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-

Sierra Leone; together with an unidentified African tribal mask with carved wooden beak and horsehair decoration, 2 pieces total Helmet mask: appx. 16"h Provenance: The helmet mask from Bremo Auctions

Hardwood helmet with geometric detail, turned neck with head atop. H 81cm (31 3/4 in) Collection number KTS-142Provenance: The Collection of Toby & Joey Tanenbaum, Toronto.

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

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.)

Tall 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 metal

3 Mende Sande Society Sowei Helmets. Sierra Leone and Liberia, Africa. Carved wood. Largest size: 18'' x 8'' x 9'' (46 x 20 x 23 cm).

3 Mende Sande Society Sowei Helmets. Sierra Leone and Liberia, Africa. Carved wood. Largest size: 18'' x 8'' x 9'' (46 x 20 x 23 cm). Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lots will start

SENUFO WOOD KORUBLA HELMET MASK, PORO SOCIETY, COTE D'IVOIRE, H 21", W 12 1/2":Carved wood mask with metal eyes and raffia collar. Ivory Coast, West Africa. Property of the Flint Institute of Arts. Fo

Helmut Mask (Bundu Society) mid to late 20th Century, carved wood with black patination, 14.5 inches tall. Provenance: De-accession from The Boca Raton Museum of Art

MENDE SOCIETY, SIERRA LEONE, CARVED HELMET MASK. HEIGHT 15 3/4"

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

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

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

(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

African Sierra Leon Mende Sande society female mask, died black wood helmet, of hollowed ovoid form, having an elaborate coiffure, comprised of rounded and pointed elements, with leaf-like vertical se

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

A 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 rol

carved wooden mask from the Mende peoples of Sierra leone, West Africa. carved from a light weight darkened wood, with a very elaborate carved face and coiffure. Such helmets are worn by the Bundu soc