Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone PROVENANCE Stacey Abrams Ornament 50% OFF SALE Many Himalayan versions of the

Many Himalayan versions of the tale include eight arms with which Avalokitesvara skillfully upholds the dharma

both in history and in devotion

This rare example is the only one I've ever seen that still has Christ on the Cross

Carved all around with a maternity figure and 3 other figures

Approx: 3" Long

Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone PROVENANCE Stacey Abrams Ornament 50% OFF SALE Many Himalayan versions of theMende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone with PROVENANCE 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 carved with symbolic features that endow the wearer with spiritual powers endowed with the Transcendence Of Idealized Femine Beauty. Senior Members of the Sande Initiation Society may have worn this work in