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Mende Helmet Mask

Mende Women's Helmet Mask
Mende Women's Helmet Mask

Mende Women's Helmet Mask

$1,280

H 15 in W 7.5 in D 10 in

Mende Women's Helmet Mask

Located in Chicago, IL

This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe

Category

Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

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African Mende Helmet Mask
African Mende Helmet Mask

African Mende Helmet Mask

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H 15 in W 9 in D 10 in

African Mende Helmet Mask

Located in Chicago, IL

This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe

Category

Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mende Women's Helmet Mask
Mende Women's Helmet Mask

Mende Women's Helmet Mask

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H 12.5 in W 7.5 in D 8.5 in

Mende Women's Helmet Mask

Located in Chicago, IL

This helmet mask created by the Mende of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe to wear

Category

Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

African Mende Carved Wood Helmet Mask
African Mende Carved Wood Helmet Mask

African Mende Carved Wood Helmet Mask

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H 16 in W 9.25 in D 9.5 in

African Mende Carved Wood Helmet Mask

Located in Astoria, NY

African Mende Carved Wood Helmet Mask, together with Segy Gallery documentation, atop a square

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Masks

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Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa
Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa

Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Mende Bundu or Sowei mask of the Sande Society, Sierra Leone, Africa, early 20th century. The only

Category

Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

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Tribal African Mende Bundu Helmet Janus 'Two Face' Wood Mask, Early 20th Century
Tribal African Mende Bundu Helmet Janus 'Two Face' Wood Mask, Early 20th Century

Tribal African Mende Bundu Helmet Janus 'Two Face' Wood Mask, Early 20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Offered by Scott McCue Tribal African Mende Bundu Helmet Janus (Two Face) wood mask, early 20th

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Mende Helmet Mask
Mende Helmet Mask

Mende Helmet Mask

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H 11.5 in W 10.5 in D 9 in

Mende Helmet Mask

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Carved Helmut masks of this type were made by the Sande society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone

Category

20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa
Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa

Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Mende Bundu or Sowei mask of the Sande Society, Sierra Leone, Africa, early 20th century. The only

Category

Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mende Helmet Mask from Sierra Leone
Mende Helmet Mask from Sierra Leone

Mende Helmet Mask from Sierra Leone

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H 13.75 in W 8 in D 8.75 in

Mende Helmet Mask from Sierra Leone

Located in Cambridge, MA

A Sande society helmet mask from the Mende people of Sierra Leone, ca. 1950. Unusual in that it is

Category

Vintage 1950s Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Wooden African Helmet Mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe
Rare Wooden African Helmet Mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe

Rare Wooden African Helmet Mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe

Located in Sarasota, FL

A rare well carved wooden African helmet mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe living in Sierra Leone

Category

Early 20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Art

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Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

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