Lot 131
Arte Africana
Bundu/Sowei mask, Mende Sierra Leone
headdress of the Ndoli Jowei (literally, “the one who leads the dance”) of the Sande Women's Society. Interesting variant characterized by the elaborate coiffure. Provenance: Parisian collection of the painter Arturo Carmassi (Lucca 1925 - Empoli 2015). This piece had come through the inheritance of the collector and humanist Renèe Druart (Grasse 1888 - 1961) whose daughter Carmassi had married.
Measures: 31.00 x 25.00 cm
Starting price: € 400,00
Estimate: € 1.000,00 - 1.500,00
The lot will be auctioned on 22 June starting from 10:30.
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