Mande Helmet Passport Mask, Sowo-wui

Description:

Mande Helmet Passport Mask, Sowo-wui, wood mask with layered rolls on the neck, supporting a triangular face with diminutive mouth, coffee bean eyes, and smooth domed forehead, surmounted by an intricate plaited coiffure with two pointed projections on the crown with overall black patina, ht. 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: Newman Collection, New Jersey.
Estimate $300-400


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