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African Sierra Leone Contemporary Carved & Painted Wood Temne Headcrest Mask

$1,600 (USD)

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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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