A MENDE HELMET MASK, the elaborate coiffure with three ridges surmounted by two curved points, four conical tufts (restored) about the hairline below spherical lobes, black patina, rafia fringe | Christie's

Sale 6788

Tribal Art

London, South Kensington

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21 March 1995

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A MENDE HELMET MASK, the elaborate coiffure with three ridges surmounted by two curved points, four conical tufts (restored) about the hairline below spherical lobes, black patina, rafia fringe

Price realised

GBP 338

Estimate

GBP 20 - GBP 100

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A MENDE HELMET MASK, the elaborate coiffure with three ridges surmounted by two curved points, four conical tufts (restored) about the hairline below spherical lobes, black patina, rafia fringe
43cm. high
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