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A Rare Black Punu Mask Ex Marcellis Collection, France: A very rare and desirable Black Punu carved wooden mask. Punu peoples, Gabon, Africa. Provenance: Ex Jean and Marie Marcellis, France; Purchased prior to 1969. Culture of the mask: Blackened Punu mask

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A Beautiful Old Punu Mukudj African mask: This is an old hand carved wooden mask from the Punu Peoples, Gabon , Africa. Masks of this type are were worn by virtuosic male performers of a stilt dance called "mukudj," which involved towering im

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Mask - Wood - Punu - Gabon: Title: Mask - Wood - Punu - Gabon Additional Information: Stylistic wooden initiation mask from the PUNU tribe, Gabon. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are worn during funera

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Mask - Wood - Punu - Gabon: Stylistic wooden initiation mask from the PUNU tribe, Gabon. Unusual use of black pigments on this Punu mask. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are worn during funerals and by

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Initiation mask - Wood - Punu - Gabon: Stylistic wooden initiation mask from the PUNU tribe, Gabon. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are worn during funerals and by a Moukouji initiate who stands on stilts. This m

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Initiation mask - Wood - Punu - Gabon: Title: Initiation mask - Wood - Punu - Gabon Additional Information: Stylistic wooden initiation mask from the PUNU tribe, Gabon. PUNU masks are thought to represent ancestors` faces. They are worn du

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A Fine Punu Mukudj African mask Ex Bordogna: A very finely carved wooden mask with highly stylized facial features accented with kaolin clay pigments. The mask measures 9.5 x 6 inches. Punu peoples, Gabon, Africa. Provenance: Prof. Charles Bordo

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A Rare Punu Horned Mask Ex Galiner Collection: A rare Variant F carved wooden mask accented with kaolin clay pigments, with serene face, incised coiffure and tall antelope like horns. Punu peoples, Gabon, Africa. The mask measures 18 x 7 inches, 2

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A Fine Punu Mukudj Dance mask, African Art: A Carved wooden mask with elaborate coiffure, kaolin clay mineral pigment painted face and signs of wear and field use. Punu peoples, Gabon, Africa. The mask measures 13.75 x 7.5 inches. A metal displ

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A Fine Punu Mukudj African Mask: A Carved wooden mask with elaborate coiffure, kaolin clay mineral pigment painted face and signs of wear and field use. Punu peoples, Gabon, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 8 inches. A metal display st

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An early 20th century Punu Gabon wooden mask for a

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An early 20th century Punu Gabon wooden mask for a stilt dance, modelled as the head of a dead girl, the white face with red mouth and line below her black hair, 31cm (12.25 in) high Sold on behalf of Kettles Yard from the collection of the late Victor Skipp