Lot A82 - Sande (Bundu) mask
Item number:
A82
Sande (Bundu) mask
Mende people, Sierra Leone
Height: 51 cm (without raffia)
Carved wooden helmet mask with smooth, lustrous dark patina and refined facial features. The face displays downcast eyes, a small composed mouth, and a high rounded forehead. The elaborate coiffure rises into a sculptural superstructure surmounted by a small standing female figure with a ringed neck. The lower edge retains abundant dark fiber raffia forming the characteristic collar.
Mask type associated with the Sande women’s society.