![120: MENDE ARTIST, Sowei helmet mask < African Art from the Mark Isaacson and Greg Nacozy Collection, 6 August 2020 < Auctions | Wright: Auctions of Art and Design 120: MENDE ARTIST, Sowei helmet mask < African Art from the Mark Isaacson and Greg Nacozy Collection, 6 August 2020 < Auctions | Wright: Auctions of Art and Design](https://www.wright20.com/files/media/pages/1612/modules/116-1-the-mark-isaacson-and-greg-nacozy-collection-june-2020-mende-artist-sowei-helmet-mask-wright-auction_1589580685.jpg)
120: MENDE ARTIST, Sowei helmet mask < African Art from the Mark Isaacson and Greg Nacozy Collection, 6 August 2020 < Auctions | Wright: Auctions of Art and Design
![Sold at Auction: African art, African art Sierra Leone - Mende. Helmet mask or Sowei. Hardwood, raffia and pigments. Sold at Auction: African art, African art Sierra Leone - Mende. Helmet mask or Sowei. Hardwood, raffia and pigments.](https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/Capitolium/63/738063/H4007-L312568294.jpg)
Sold at Auction: African art, African art Sierra Leone - Mende. Helmet mask or Sowei. Hardwood, raffia and pigments.
![Mende, Sierra Leone: a helmet mask, called a 'Sowei mask'. Used among the Mende people by the women's society 'Sande' or 'Bundu'. It has a black fibre hanging. - Tribal Art - Mende, Sierra Leone: a helmet mask, called a 'Sowei mask'. Used among the Mende people by the women's society 'Sande' or 'Bundu'. It has a black fibre hanging. - Tribal Art -](https://www.dorotheum.com/fileadmin/lot-images/39T160609/normal/mende-sierra-leone-eine-helm-maske-sowei-maske-genannt-bei-den-mende-von-der-frauen-gesellschaft-sande-oder-bundu-verwendet-mit-schwarzem-faser-behang-1722424.jpg)