Nikolai Kozlovsky "Dance of African women. Sierra

Bundu helmet mask used in dances by the Sande Society, a women's society of the Mende people, Liberia and Sierra Leone, this classic example having a lovely coiffure and the typical rolls of fat depic

Antique African Kuba Woman's Dance Skirt Cloth, Congo. Raffia fiber. Size: 184'' x 33.5'' (467 x 85 cm).

Two African Kuba women's dance skirt panels, early 20th century, raffia dyed red applique on undyed background. Mounted. Size: 1) 33.75'' x 30.5'', 86 x 77 cm (stretcher); 2) 30'' x 34'', 76 x 86 cm (

TRIBAL: Mende Women's Society Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, 20th C., wood, carved helmet mask for the Sande women's society, with Janus faces, double horn finial on top in crescent moon form, dark brown-

Mende Dance headdress for women's initiation (Bundu Society) Blackened wood measures 13.5" x 9" x 8" Conical helmet mask representing head of a woman with an elaborate hair arrangement and small wide

A Mende woman's helmet mask20th century; Sierra Leone/LiberiaThe type of helmet mask worn by women of the Sande society, the carved and burnished wooden mask with elaborately carved hair style and the

Early 20th Century Mende Helmet dance Mask/ Sierra Leone, Measurement approximate: 20 H. (Inches). Material: Wood. Shipping cost: $55 Different rate to California, Hawaii and Alaska apply

WOMEN'S MENDE HELMET MASK FROM SIERRA LEONE: The women's Sande society found in Liberia and Sierra Leone have a tradition of initiating girls into womanhood. On this occasion the leaders/mentors wear

This is a rare old carved wooden dance mask from the Temne peoples of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Hand carved and painted mask with textile collar attached. The mask itself measures 10.5 x 7 inches. A

Bundu or Sowei mask for women's Sande society, Mende people, Sierra Leone and Liberia, West Africa, danced with by women in a matriarchal society, depicting the idealization of female beauty, includin

Bundu or Sowei mask for women’s Sande society, Mende people, Sierra Leone and Liberia, West Africa, danced with by women in a matriarchal society, depicting the idealization of female beauty, includ

African Tribal Art: Baga People, Guinea: Tall mask in the form of a woman. Carved wood, mid 20th century. Designed to be held aloft by two lower handles, this mask has finely carved facial features, c

A carved wooden dance mask with mineral pigments and signs of field use and wear. This style of mask with a crested coiffure is known as Kpwan (the senior female, representing goli glin's wife, the id

Mid-20th Century Senufo Dance Mask with some paint on it. Kepelie masks would dance a funeral of elder women and men, the newly dead that have now joined the ancestors.The Senufo are a large dispersed

Mid-20th Century Senufo Dance Mask - Kepelie masks would dance a funeral of elder women and men, the newly dead that have now joined the ancestors.The Senufo are a large dispersed population living pr

A tall carved wooden dance mask with highly stylized female ancestor image on top with slightly movable arms. The Satimbe mask is a mask danced in the Dogon culture to represent women ancestors, an el

A Carved wooden helmet type mask worn by leaders of the all-female society during the initiation of young women into adulthood. The Mende culture of Sierra Leone would wear helmet masks which are carv

DESCRIPTION: Carved steatite (soapstone) nomoli figure of the Mende tribe from Sierra Leone. Depicts a woman giving birth. Hole carved into top of head surrounded by snake, fabric motifs carved into t

To include "Made in West Africa" by Christine Price, "Representing Woman: Sande Masquerades of the Mende of Sierra Leone" by Ruth B. Phillips, "The Visual Arts of Africa: Gender, Power, and Life Cycle

Tall carved wooden helmet style mask worn exclusively by the women of the Sande society during initiation ceremonies. Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa. The mask measures 24 x 9 inches. A metal

Mende Bundu wood helmet mask, Sierra Leone, mid 20th C., associated with the Sande women's secret society. (LUCE8281)(LUCE8281) Measurements: 16.5 H Condition: Condition commensurate with age and use.

This is an elegant and fine carved wooden mask from the Mende peoples of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Such masks are carved by members of the Sande Society for use during a young woman's initiation cere

African tribal figures, Nigeria. Comprising a Yoruba female Shango staff carving / dance wand, together with a carved female figure, kneeling and holding a vessel in offering. Both vividly pigmented a

This mask is worn over the head of a female elder who dances for the Sande women's society. The mask displays and celebrates Mende ideals of female beauty and virtue: elaborately braided hair (cosmeti