Mende helm mask: West African ceremonial art, 42 cm
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West Africa. Mendes. Important helmet mask. The Mende people live in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea Bissau. They number approximately 700,000 individuals who came from Sudan between the 2nd and 16th centuries. This beautiful mask was usually worn by women's societies on the occasion of solemn festivals, during the exercise of justice, funeral ceremonies and initiation ceremonies. The eyes are elongated and half-closed, the lips delicately drawn, the nose very fine and the forehead serene. H. 42cm
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