Fine Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone by the Master of...
Fine Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone
by the Master of Nguabu
soweï
Wood, vegetable fibers, raffia
Height of mask 15 1/2in (39.5cm)
Provenance
Stuart Warkow Collection, New York
Private Collection
Literature
Jamaica Arts Center, African Sculpture from the Stewart J. Warkow Collection, New York, 1977, cat. no. 17
Exhibited
New York, African Sculpture from the Stewart J. Warkow Collection, Jamaica Arts Center, 20 May-25 June 1977
With shiny black patina and of classic deeply hollowed form, the elaborate hairstyle with multiple disc-shaped elements, topped by a column supporting a western style hat; the flanged rim, heavy ribs around the neck, full cheeks and downcast eyes below brows indicated with arcs of incised lines all characteristics of the work by the Master.
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Fine Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone
by the Master of Nguabu
soweï
Wood, vegetable fibers, raffia
Height of mask 15 1/2in (39.5cm)
Provenance
Stuart Warkow Collection, New York
Private Collection
Literature
Jamaica Arts Center, African Sculpture from the Stewart J. Warkow Collection, New York, 1977, cat. no. 17
Exhibited
New York, African Sculpture from the Stewart J. Warkow Collection, Jamaica Arts Center, 20 May-25 June 1977
With shiny black patina and of classic deeply hollowed form, the elaborate hairstyle with multiple disc-shaped elements, topped by a column supporting a western style hat; the flanged rim, heavy ribs around the neck, full cheeks and downcast eyes below brows indicated with arcs of incised lines all characteristics of the work by the Master.
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