TWO MENDE HELMET MASKS, SIERRA LEONE Both of typical form with V-shaped faces and a heavy brows surmounted by an elongated foreheads, with intricate linear and geometric incised hair, with thick neck rings, 36.1cm & 38.4cm high. Footnotes: Such masks are worn in the Sande female society by their senior members and have connotations of beauty, good health and prosperity.