African Sierra Leone Contemporary Carved & Painted Wood Temne Headcrest Mask
$1,600 (USD)
Available Qty: 1
Item #: NWL6843
African Sierra Leone Contemporary (Early 2000s) carved wood openwork Temne Headcrest mask features a capped male figure at top grasping 2 serpents, followed by a pair or rams horns and 2 tri-colored inverted horns over a smiling blue painted face with 2 eye slits, a mouth hole, 2 side holes plus one metal earring piercing the left ear lobe. (Literature: Pg. 65-85, Masks from West and Central Africa by Mary Sue Rosen & Peter Paul Rosen).
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African Sierra Leone Contemporary Carved & Painted Wood Temne Headcrest Mask
African Sierra Leone Contemporary (Early 2000s) carved wood openwork Temne Headcrest mask features a capped male figure at top grasping 2 serpents, followed by a pair or rams horns and 2 tri-colored inverted horns over a smiling blue painted face with 2 eye slits, a mouth hole, 2 side holes plus one metal earring piercing the left ear lobe. (Literature: Pg. 65-85, Masks from West and Central Africa by Mary Sue Rosen & Peter Paul Rosen)
DETAILS
Sku:
NWL6843
Ships From:
New York, NY
Creation Date:
20th c.
DIMENSIONS (INCHES)
Width:
8.0"
Height:
23.0"
Depth :
7.0"
INFO
Style:
Misc. Style
Materials & Techniques:
Carved, metal, painted, wood
Category:
Cleared Art, Rugs/Textile
Condition:
Wear to finish
Good; Wear consistent with age and use
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