Helmet mask

Description

Helmet mask of black-stained wood, stylized face with three fat rings behind, and elaborate hatched coiffure surmounted by a lunate-shaped central fin, used by the Bundu society: West Africa, Sierra Leone, Mende people

Museum reference

A.1953.344

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Helmet mask

Production information

Sierra Leone, Western Africa

Style / Culture

Bundu Society, Mende

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Wood, stained black