Description:
Mende Bundu Mask, from the Sande society, with fat rolls on the neck supporting the triangular shaped face with grooved mouth, narrow nose and crescent cutout eyes, below an open forehead, and surmounted by an elaborate coiffure with three graduated crest emerging from the crown, thick shiny black patina, ht. 18 1/2 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
few dings on crest, small chips on right side
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American Indian & Tribal Art
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